Bible Verses: Compassion

Compassion is to feel deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is hurting, in pain, or has misfortune and is accompanied by a strong desire to help the suffering.

Jesus demonstrated compassion by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and comforting the grieving. However, His greatest demonstration of compassion was when He died on the cross for our sins, to redeem us.

We, as His disciples are called to show compassion just as Jesus did. However, aren’t there times that we don’t really feel compassionate or we feel the person doesn’t ‘deserve’ it? Or times that feeling of resentment is more like it because we are just sheer exhausted? We cannot be like Jesus in our own strength. We need Him. As you meditate on these verses, would you ask God to give you a heart of compassion?

1. Colossians 3:12
2. Exodus 33:19
3. Isaiah 30:18
4. Isaiah 49:10
5. Isaiah 49:13
6. Isaiah 54:10
7. Isaiah 63:7
8. James 5:11
9. Lamentations 3:32
10. Psalms 51:1
11. Psalms 103:13
12. Psalms 116:5
13. Psalms 119:77
14. Psalms 119:156
15. Psalms 145:9
16. Romans 9:15
17. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
18. Philippians 2:1-3
19. Matthew 9:35-38
20. Psalms 103:1-5
21. Matthew 20:29-34
22. Matthew 14:13-21
23. Matthew 15:29-39
24. Mark 6:30-44
25. Luke 15:11-32