24 Bible Verses about Sympathy

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

But God, who comforteth those that are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus:

They say unto Him, Lord, come and see: and Jesus wept.

for we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but was in all respects tempted in like manner with us, yet without sin.

And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:

and Jesus, being moved with compassion, stretched out his hand and touched him, and saith unto Him, I will;

the Son of man is come eating and drinking like other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners.

Seeing then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also himself in like manner partook of them; that by death He might destroy him that had the empire of death, that is, the devil: and deliver those who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage. For indeed He taketh not hold of angels to save them, but of the seed of Abraham.read more.
Whence it behoved Him to be made in all things like unto his brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high-priest in the things concerning God, to make atonement for the sins of the people: for as He himself hath suffered, in being tempted, He is able to succour those that are tempted.

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, being but about fifteen furlongs from it: and many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

Finally, my beloved, be unanimous, be sympathizing, love as brethren, be compassionate, be courteous:

that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings for the sake of Christ abound on us, so our consolation by Christ doth also abound. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is wrought out by the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or if we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.read more.
And our hope is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

So that on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and comfort him, least such a one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.

Who is infirm, and I am not infirm also? who is offended, and I am not inflamed?

As it is just for me to think this of you all, because ye have me in your heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, being all of you partakers of the same grace with me.

If therefore there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any participation of the Spirit,

Nevertheless ye did well in communicating to the relief of my affliction.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, benignity, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;

as ye know likewise, how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, as a father his children; and charged you, that ye should walk worthy of God, who hath called you to his kingdom and glory.

Let not a widow be chosen into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man: in repute for good actions, if she have educated children, if she have entertained strangers, if she have washed the feet of saints, if she have relieved the afflicted, and diligently followed every good work.

for ye sympathized with me in my bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

Remember those that are in bonds, as if bound with them: and those that suffer evil as being yourselves also in the body.

and oughtest not thou to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had on thee?