19 Bible Verses about empathy

So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on

Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

For inasmuch as He has suffered Himself by being tempted, He is able to give immediate help to any that are tempted.

"My heart goes out in pity for these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled.

For we do not have a High Priest who is incapable of sympathizing with us in our weaknesses, but we have One who was tempted in every respect as we are, and yet without committing any sin.

Such a one is capable of dealing tenderly with the ignorant and erring ones, since he himself is subject to weakness,

May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore.

When He saw the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep without a shepherd.

You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.

"Blessed are those who show mercy, for they will have mercy shown them.

Practice bearing one another's burdens, and in this way carry out the law of Christ.

Continue to remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and those who are being ill-treated, since you, too, are liable to similar physical punishment.

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.

Practice rejoicing with people who rejoice, and weeping with people who weep.

So, if there is any appeal in our union with Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if we have any common share in the Spirit, if you have any tenderheartedness and sympathy,

Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."

Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has gone right up to heaven itself, let us continue to keep a firm hold on our profession of faith in Him.