Compassion at Work
Exodus 1:14 BSB
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Isaiah 54:8 BSB
In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
Romans 9:15 BSB
For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
James 5:11 BSB
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Psalm 51:1 BSB
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Colossians 3:12 BSB
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Psalm 104:23 BSB
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
John 4:38 BSB
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
Romans 12:1 BSB
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Jeremiah 13:14 BSB
I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
Deuteronomy 13:17 BSB
Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
1 Kings 8:50 BSB
May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
Exodus 33:19 BSB
“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Isaiah 32:17 BSB
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
Psalm 103:13 BSB
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Matthew 9:36 BSB
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Jeremiah 21:7 BSB
‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
Psalm 106:46 BSB
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
Psalm 145:9 BSB
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Psalm 116:5 BSB
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.