925 verses about Compassion

partly from the sympathy of acquaintance, and partly in admiration of his endurance, some of the attendants of the king said,

Be merciful to your people, and be satisfied with the punishment of me on their account.

Have mercy, then, upon your own selves, whom I, although an enemy, compassionate for your age and comeliness.

Let us have compassion upon our age and relent over the years of our mother.

whom the tyrant pitying, though he had been dreadfully reproached by his kindred,

For a like ardour for what is right and honorable increased their fellow-feeling towards each other.

And consider how comprehensive is the love of offspring, which draws every one to sympathy of affection,

where irrational animals possess a similar sympathy and love for their offspring with men.

And if not able to do this, they fly circling round them in agony of affection, calling out in their own note, and save their offspring in whatever manner they are able.

But why should we point attention to the sympathy toward children shewn by irrational animals?

But sympathy with her children did not turn away the mother of the young men, who had a spirit kindred with that of Abraham.

and through her many pains undergone in connection with each one, was compelled to feel sympathy with them;

Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

and saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”

Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ Hosea 6:6 for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’

He said to them, “What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it, and lift it out?

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”

Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,

He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick;

and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”

But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”

When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, and saying,

“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.

Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’

Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Leviticus 19:18

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?

When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’

“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”

However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.

For you always have the poor with you; but you don’t always have me.

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”

Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.

He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.

He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”

He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.