Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Compassion’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Compassion’ occurs 50 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 43:29 Then Joseph, lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother of the same womb, and he said, “Is this your little brother, about whom you spoke to me?” And again, he said, “May God be compassionate to you, my son.”Genesis 43:29
Number of the word / term Compassion in Genesis: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 22:27 For it is all that he has to cover himself, to clothe his body; nor does he have anything else in which to sleep. If he cries out to me, I will hear him, because I am compassionate.Exodus 22:27
Exodus 34:6 And as he was crossing before him, he said: “The Ruler, the Lord God, merciful and lenient, patient and full of compassion and also truthful,Exodus 34:6
Number of the word / term Compassion in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 2:2 And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.”Ruth 2:2
Number of the word / term Compassion in Ruth: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you will return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will find mercy before their masters, who led them away as captives, and they will be returned to this land. For the Lord your God is compassionate and lenient, and he will not avert his face from you, if you will return to him.”2 Chronicles 30:9
Number of the word / term Compassion in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:17 And they were not willing to hear, and they did not remember, your miracles which you had accomplished for them. And they hardened their necks, and they offered their head, so that they would return to their servitude, as if in contention. But you, a forgiving God, lenient and merciful, longsuffering and full of compassion, did not abandon them.Nehemiah 9:17
Nehemiah 9:27 And so you gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation, they cried out to you, and from heaven you heard them. And in accord with your great compassion, you gave to them saviors, who might save them from the hand of their enemies.Nehemiah 9:27
Nehemiah 9:31 Yet in your very many mercies, you did not cause them to be consumed, nor did you abandon them. For you are a compassionate and lenient God.Nehemiah 9:31
Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me, O my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.Nehemiah 13:14
Number of the word / term Compassion in Nehemiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Job
Job 19:21 Have mercy on me, have compassion on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord has touched me.Job 19:21
Job 30:25 Once, I wept over him who was afflicted, and my soul had compassion on the poor.Job 30:25
Number of the word / term Compassion in Job: 2
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 25:6 O Lord, remember your compassion and your mercies, which are from ages past.Psalm 25:6
Psalm 37:21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.Psalm 37:21
Psalm 37:26 He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.Psalm 37:26
Psalm 51:1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba. Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity.Psalm 51:1
Psalm 69:16 Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind. Look upon me, according to the fullness of your compassion.Psalm 69:16
Psalm 86:15 And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.Psalm 86:15
Psalm 103:4 He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.Psalm 103:4
Psalm 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.Psalm 103:8
Psalm 103:13 As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.Psalm 103:13
Psalm 109:12 May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.Psalm 109:12
Psalm 111:4 He has created a memorial to his wonders; he is a merciful and compassionate Lord.Psalm 111:4
Psalm 112:4 For the upright, a light has risen up in the darkness. He is merciful and compassionate and just.Psalm 112:4
Psalm 116:5 Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.Psalm 116:5
Psalm 119:77 Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my meditation.Psalm 119:77
Psalm 145:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.Psalm 145:8
Psalm 145:9 The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.Psalm 145:9
Number of the word / term Compassion in Psalm: 16
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 13:13 Whoever denounces something obligates himself for the future. But whoever fears a lesson shall turn away in peace. Deceitful souls wander into sins. The just are merciful and compassionate.Proverbs 13:13
Proverbs 14:31 Whoever slanders the indigent argues against his Maker. But he who has compassion on the poor honors his Maker.Proverbs 14:31
Number of the word / term Compassion in Proverbs: 2
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains will be moved, and the hills will tremble. But my mercy will not depart from you, and the covenant of my peace will not be shaken, said the Lord, who has compassion on you.Isaiah 54:10
Isaiah 63:7 I will remember the compassion of the Lord, the praise of the Lord over all that the Lord has bestowed on us, and over the multitude of his good things for the house of Israel, which he has granted to them according to his leniency, and according to the multitude of his mercies.Isaiah 63:7
Number of the word / term Compassion in Isaiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 3:22 HETH. By the mercies of the Lord, we are not consumed. For his compassion has not passed away.Lamentations 3:22
Lamentations 3:32 CAPH. For, if he has cast down, he will also have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies.Lamentations 3:32
Number of the word / term Compassion in Lamentations: 2
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:5 No eye took pity on you, so as to do even one of these things to you, out of compassion for you. Instead, you were cast upon the face of the earth, in the abjection of your soul, on the day when you were born.Ezekiel 16:5
Number of the word / term Compassion in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 9:18 Incline your ear, O my God, and hear, open your eyes and see our desolation and the city over which your name is invoked. For it is not through our justifications that we offer requests before your face, but through the fullness of your compassion.Daniel 9:18
Number of the word / term Compassion in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 2:19 And I will betroth you to me forever, and I will betroth you to me in justice and judgment, and in mercy and compassion.Hosea 2:19
Number of the word / term Compassion in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Joel
Joel 2:13 And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and convert to the Lord your God. For he is gracious and merciful, patient and full of compassion, and steadfast despite ill will.Joel 2:13
Number of the word / term Compassion in Joel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Amos
Amos 1:11 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Edom, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has been pursuing his brother with the sword and has outraged his brother’s compassion, and he has gone beyond his anger and has held onto his indignation until the end.Amos 1:11
Number of the word / term Compassion in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Jonah
Jonah 4:2 And he prayed to the Lord, and he said, “I beg you, Lord, was this not my word, when I was still in my own land? Because of this, I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish. For I know that you are a lenient and merciful God, patient and great in compassion, and forgiving despite ill will.Jonah 4:2
Number of the word / term Compassion in Jonah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 7:9 Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge with true judgment, and act with mercy and compassion, each and every one with his brother.Zechariah 7:9
Number of the word / term Compassion in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 9:36 Then, seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and were reclining, like sheep without a shepherd.Matthew 9:36
Matthew 15:32 And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”Matthew 15:32
Matthew 18:33 Therefore, should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I also had compassion on you?’Matthew 18:33
Number of the word / term Compassion in Matthew: 3
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Mark
Mark 8:2 “I have compassion for the multitude, because, behold, they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat.Mark 8:2
Number of the word / term Compassion in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Luke
Luke 15:20 And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.Luke 15:20
Number of the word / term Compassion in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to have compassion on our infirmities, but rather one who was tempted in all things, just as we are, yet without sin.Hebrews 4:15
Hebrews 10:28 If someone dies for acting against the law of Moses, and is shown no compassion because of two or three witnesses,Hebrews 10:28
Hebrews 10:34 For you even had compassion on those who were imprisoned, and you accepted with gladness being deprived of your goods, knowing that you have a better and more lasting substance.Hebrews 10:34
Number of the word / term Compassion in Hebrews: 3
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book James
James 5:11 Consider that we beatify those who have endured. You have heard of the patient suffering of Job. And you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.James 5:11
Number of the word / term Compassion in James: 1
Bible passages with ‘Compassion’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:8 And finally, may you all be of one mind: compassionate, loving brotherhood, merciful, meek, humble,1 Peter 3:8
Number of the word / term ‘Compassion’ in 1 Peter: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 50
