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Character of Christ: Compassionate Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

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Character of Christ: Compassionate Luke 19:41

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

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Compassion 1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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Compassion Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Compassion Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

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Compassion 2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

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Compassion Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

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Compassion Matthew 7:1, 2

“Do not judge, or you will be judged. / For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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Compassion Romans 12:15

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

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Compassion Lamentations 3:22, 23

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

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Compassion Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

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Compassion Romans 8:1

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Christ Set an Example of Luke 19:41, 42

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

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Compassion and Sympathy: David Psalm 35:13, 14

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. / I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Elijah 1 Kings 17:18, 19

“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: Enemies Psalm 35:13

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: Saints 1 Corinthians 12:25, 26

so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another. / If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Afflicted Job 6:14

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Afflicted Hebrews 13:3

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Chastened Isaiah 22:4

Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Chastened Jeremiah 9:1

Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Poor Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Weak 2 Corinthians 11:29

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Weak Galatians 6:2

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exhortation To Romans 12:15

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

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Compassion and Sympathy: Exhortation To 1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Illustrated Luke 10:33

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

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Compassion and Sympathy: Illustrated Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Inseparable from Love to God 1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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Compassion and Sympathy: Inseparable from Love to God John 4:20

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: Jews John 11:19

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Job Job 30:25

Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

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Compassion and Sympathy: Job's Friends Job 2:11

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Motives to The Compassion of God Matthew 13:27, 33

The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ / He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: Motives to The Sense of Our Infirmities Hebrews 5:2

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Paul 1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Pharaoh's Daughter Exodus 2:6

When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: Promise to Those Who Show Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

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Compassion and Sympathy: Promise to Those Who Show Matthew 10:42

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: Shobi 2 Samuel 17:27–29

When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. / They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, / honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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Compassion and Sympathy: The Wicked Made to Feel, for Saints Psalm 106:46

He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

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Compassion to Others 1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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Compassion to Others Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

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Compassion to Others Zechariah 7:8–10

Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, / “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

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Compassion to Others Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

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Compassion to Others Mark 6:34

When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

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Compassion to Others Romans 12:15

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

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Compassion to Others 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

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Compassion to Others Deuteronomy 16:17

Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.

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Compassion to Others Matthew 14:14

When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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Compassion to Others Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

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God is Declared to Be: Compassionate 2 Kings 13:23

But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.

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God's Compassion Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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God's Compassion Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

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God's Compassion Lamentations 3:22, 23

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

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God's Compassion Ephesians 4:32

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

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God's Compassion Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

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God's Compassion Psalm 78:38, 39

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. / He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

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God's Compassion Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

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God's Compassion 1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

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God's Compassion Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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God's Compassion Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

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Heart: Renewed: Compassionate Jeremiah 4:19

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

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Heart: Renewed: Compassionate Lamentations 3:51

My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.

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Ignorance of God: Ministers should Compassionate Those In Hebrews 5:2

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.

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Ignorance of God: Ministers should Compassionate Those In 2 Timothy 2:24, 25

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. / He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Isaiah 53:4

Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Isaiah 63:7–9

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion. / For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior. / In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 8:3, 16, 17

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 14:14

When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 15:32

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 18:11–13

0 / What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 20:34

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Matthew 23:37

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!

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Mark 6:34

When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Mark 8:2, 3

“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. / If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Luke 19:41, 42

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of John 11:34–38

“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. / Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of John 18:8, 9

“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” / This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of 2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

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Pardon: Exhibits The: Compassion of God Micah 7:18, 19

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

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Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Tenderness and Compassion Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

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Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Tenderness and Compassion Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

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Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Tenderness and Compassion: Fulfilled Matthew 12:15, 20

Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all, / A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

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Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Tenderness and Compassion: Fulfilled Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

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Servants: should be Compassionate to Their Fellows Matthew 18:33

Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

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Sickness: Christ Compassionate Those In Isaiah 53:4

Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.

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Sickness: Christ Compassionate Those In Matthew 8:16, 17

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: An Encouragement to Prayer Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Afflicted Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Afflicted John 11:33, 35

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / Jesus wept.

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Diseased Matthew 14:14

When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Diseased Mark 1:41

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

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The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Perishing Sinners Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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