Quotes About Compassion

And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ëMen, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?í

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

For God does not show favoritism.

if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.