Bible Verses About Compassion

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.