Quotes About Compassion

“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ëThe kingdom of God is near you.í

He answered, “ëLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mindí and ëLove your neighbor as yourself.í”

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.

But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ëTake care of him,í he said, ëand on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.í

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.í”

But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.

“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?

When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”

But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.