“And when he was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes.” Luke 19:41-42
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.” Luke 10:33
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20
“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?” 1 John 3:17
“Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” John 4:20
“And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.” John 11:19
“That there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it: or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.” 1 Cor. 12:25-26
“To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak; I am made all things to all men, that I might all means save some.” 1 Cor. 9:22
“Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is offended, and I burn not?” 2 Cor. 11:29
”Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” Rom. 12:15
“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous.” 1 Peter 3:8
“Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labor not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.” Is. 22:4
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” Jer. 9:1
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will be pay him again.” Prov. 19: 17
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Gal. 6:2
“So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, dist not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? Matt. 13:27
“Another parable spake he unto them; the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” Matt. 13:33
“And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.” Matt. 10:42
“To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.” Job. 6:14
“Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?” Job. 30:25
“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temnite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathie: for they had made an appointment to come mourn with him and to comfort him.” Job. 2:11
“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.” Neh. 1:4
“Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.” Heb. 5:2
“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.” Heb. 13:3
“And when she had opened it, she saw the child; and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, this is one of the Hebrew’s children.” Ex. 2:6
“Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all His praise? Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that thou berest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; That I may see the good of thy chosen that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. Nevertheless he saved them for his names’ sake, that He might make His mighty power known. He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters covered their enemies; there was not one of them left. Then believed thy his words; they sang his praise. They soon forgat His words; they waited not for His counsel; But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abraham. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Thus they changed their glory into the simitude of an ox that eateth grass. They forgat God their savior, which had done great things in Egypt; Wonderous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by they Red sea. Therfore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest He should destroy them. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not His word; But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. Therefore He lifted up His hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness; To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. They joined themselves also unto Ballpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. Then stood up Phineahas, and executed judgment; and so the plague was stayed. And that was counted unto Him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. They angered him also a the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes; Because they provoked His spirit, so that He spake unadvisedly with his lips.They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them:But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.And they served their idols; which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.Thus were they defied with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against His people, inso much that He abhorred His own inheritance. And He gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.Many times did He deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry; And He remembered for them His covenant, and repented according to the multitude of His mercies.He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.Save us, O Lord, our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.Blessed be the lord god of Israel from everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.” Ps. 106
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mind own bosom. I behaved myself as thou he has been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.” Ps. 35:13-14