Compassion
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Compassion (145 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion. (Root in WEY)

Matthew 9:13 but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.' (See NAS)

Matthew 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 12:7 But if you had known what this means,'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. (See NAS)

Matthew 14:14 Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 15:32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 18:27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Matthew 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? (KJV DBY WBS)

Matthew 20:34 Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Mark 1:41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. (KJV WBS)

Mark 6:34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 8:2 "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 9:22 Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us." (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Luke 1:50 And His compassion is, generation after generation, Upon those who fear Him. (WEY)

Luke 1:54 His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion-- (WEY)

Luke 1:58 and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her. (WEY)

Luke 1:78 Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us, (WEY)

Luke 7:13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Don't cry." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 15:20 "He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 16:24 And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame. (DBY)

Luke 17:13 And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us. (DBY)

Luke 18:13 And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner. (DBY)

Romans 9:15 For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 1:3 Heartfelt thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father who is full of compassion and the God who gives all comfort. (WEY DBY NIV)

Philippians 2:1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS NIV)

Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; (WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 5:2 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. (KJV WBS)

Hebrews 10:28 A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. (WEB ASV)

Hebrews 10:34 For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens. (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

James 3:17 The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity. (WEY)

James 5:11 Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. (WEB DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, (Root in WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NIV)

1 John 3:17 But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him? (WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Jude 1:22 On some have compassion, making a distinction, (WEB KJV DBY WBS)

Genesis 19:16 But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and his two daughters' hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city. (See NAS)

Genesis 43:14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." (See NAS)

Exodus 2:6 She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy. (See NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 13:17 There shall cleave nothing of the devoted thing to your hand; that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion on you, and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:54 That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living; (See NIV)

Deuteronomy 30:3 that then Yahweh your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples, where Yahweh your God has scattered you. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:36 For Yahweh will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, There is none remaining, shut up or left at large. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 2:18 When Yahweh raised them up judges, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them. (See NIV)

Judges 21:6 And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day. (DBY RSV)

Judges 21:15 And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. (DBY RSV)

1 Samuel 23:21 Saul said, "You are blessed by Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 12:6 He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!" (See NAS)

1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it!" But the other said, "It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it." (See NIV)

1 Kings 8:50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Kings 13:23 But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 36:15 Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 36:17 Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or gray-headed: he gave them all into his hand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 1:11 Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cup bearer to the king. (See NAS)

Nehemiah 9:17 and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. (See JPS NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 9:19 yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go. (See NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 9:27 Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries. (See NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies, (See NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 9:31 Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy. (See NAS)

Job 8:5 If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty. (See NAS)

Psalms 25:6 Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old. (Root in JPS NAS)

Psalms 40:11 Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually preserve me. (Root in JPS NAS)

Psalms 51:1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions. (See NAS NIV)

Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me. (Root in JPS NAS)

Psalms 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. (See JPS)

Psalms 72:13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy: (DBY NAS)

Psalms 77:9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?" Selah. (WEB JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 78:38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. (KJV JPS WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 79:8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low. (Root in JPS NAS RSV)

Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. (KJV JPS WBS NIV)

Psalms 90:13 Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants! (WEB NIV)

Psalms 102:13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come. (See JPS NAS NIV)

Psalms 103:4 Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; (See NAS NIV)

Psalms 103:8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness. (See JPS NAS NIV)

Psalms 103:13 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. (WEB JPS NAS NIV)

Psalms 106:46 And he caused them to find compassion of all those that had carried them captives. (DBY NAS)

Psalms 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. (KJV JPS WBS NAS NIV)

Psalms 112:4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. (KJV JPS WBS NAS NIV)

Psalms 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate. (Root in JPS NAS NIV)

Psalms 119:77 Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for Thy law is my delight. (See NAS NIV)

Psalms 135:14 For Yahweh will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 145:8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. (KJV JPS WBS NIV)

Psalms 145:9 The Lord is good to all men; and his mercies are over all his works. (See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 12:10 An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel. (See NAS)

Proverbs 28:13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy. (See NAS)

Isaiah 9:17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. (WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Isaiah 13:18 In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body. (See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 14:1 For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 27:11 When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 30:18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him. (See JPS NAS NIV)

Isaiah 49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them. (See JPS NAS NIV)

Isaiah 49:13 Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:15 "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you! (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD hath comforted Zion; He hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. (See NIV)

Isaiah 54:7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 54:8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 55:7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (See JPS NAS)

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Thesaurus
Compassion (145 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To pity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. COMPASSION. kom-pash'-un:
Compassion is the translation of racham, "to love," "pity ...
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Compassionate (22 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. ... Matthew
5:7 "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion. ...
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Moved (316 Occurrences)
... Matthew 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them,
because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ...
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Felt (40 Occurrences)
... Matthew 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them,
because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ...
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Feel (58 Occurrences)
... Matthew 15:32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the
multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. ...
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Towards (416 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV WBS). Matthew 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and
was moved with compassion towards them, and he healed their sick. (WBS). ...
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Touched (96 Occurrences)
... NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 18:27 "Whereupon his master, touched with compassion,
set him free and forgave him the debt. (WEY). Matthew 20 ...
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Pitiful (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Arousing pity or contempt; wretched. 2.
(a.) Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion. 3. (v.) To ...
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Sympathy (15 Occurrences)
... sympathy between them. 3. (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers;
pity; commiseration; compassion. 4. (n.) The reciprocal ...
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Anything (462 Occurrences)
... Matthew 15:32 But Jesus, having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion
on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they ...
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Greek
4697. splagchnizomai -- to be moved in the inward parts, ie to ...
... to be moved in the inward parts, ie to feel compassion. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: splagchnizomai Phonetic Spelling: (splangkh-nid'-zom-ahee) Short ...
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3627. oiktiro -- to pity, to have compassion on
... to pity, to have compassion on. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: oiktiro Phonetic
Spelling: (oyk-ti'-ro) Short Definition: I pity, have compassion on ...
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3628. oiktirmos -- compassion, pity
... compassion, pity. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: oiktirmos Phonetic
Spelling: (oyk-tir-mos') Short Definition: pity, compassion Definition ...
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1656. eleos -- mercy, pity, compassion
... mercy, pity, compassion. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine; Noun, Neuter Transliteration:
eleos Phonetic Spelling: (el'-eh-os) Short Definition: pity, mercy ...
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3356. metriopatheo -- to hold one's emotions in restraint
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metriopatheo Phonetic Spelling: (met-ree-op-ath-
eh'-o) Short Definition: I bear gently with, have compassion Definition: I ...
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4834. sumpatheo -- to have a fellow feeling with, ie sympathize ...
... with. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sumpatheo Phonetic Spelling:
(soom-path-eh'-o) Short Definition: I sympathize with, have compassion on Definition: ...
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1653. eleeo -- to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy
... mercy (1). have compassion, show mercy. From eleos; to compassionate (by
word or deed, specially, by divine grace) -- have compassion ...
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415. aneleemon -- without mercy
... without mercy. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aneleemon Phonetic Spelling:
(an-eleh-ay'-mone) Short Definition: without compassion, cruel Definition ...
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4184. polusplagchnos -- very compassionate
... Word Origin from polus and splagchnon Definition very compassionate NASB
Word Usage full of compassion (1). compassionate, pitiful. ...
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2155. eusplagchnos -- tenderhearted, compassionate
... 2095 , "good" and 4698, "the visceral organs") -- properly, the visceral organs ("")
as they exercise positive sympathy (empathy, compassion) -- ie "living ...
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Topical Bible Verses
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

Ephesians 4:32
And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
COMPASSION

kom-pash'-un: Compassion is the translation of racham, "to love," "pity," "be merciful" (Deuteronomy 13:17; Deuteronomy 30:3); of rachamim, "mercies" (1 Kings 8:50); of chamal, "to pity," "spare" (Exodus 2:6 1 Samuel 23:21); rachum (Psalm 78:38; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 111:4; 112:04:00; 145:8), is rendered by the American Standard Revised Version "merciful." We have splagchnizomai, "to have the bowels yearning," in Matthew 9:36; Matthew 14:14, etc.; sumpatheo (Hebrews 10:34), "to suffer with (another)"; sumpathes (1 Peter 3:8, the Revised Version (British and American) "compassionate," margin, Greek, "sympathetic"); metriopatheo (Hebrews 5:2, the Revised Version (British and American) "who can bear gently with"); eleeo, "to show mildness," "kindness" (Matthew 18:33 Mark 5:19 Jude 1:22, the Revised Version (British and American) "mercy"); oikteiro, "to have pity" or "mercy" (Romans 9:15 bis).

Both racham and splagchnizomai are examples of the physical origin of spiritual terms, the bowels being regarded as the seat of the warm, tender emotions or feelings. But, while racham applied to the lower viscera as well as the higher, splagchnon denoted chiefly the higher viscera, the heart, lungs, liver.

The Revised Version (British and American) gives "compassion" for "mercy" (Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 14:1; Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 49:13 Jeremiah 13:14; Jeremiah 30:18 Daniel 1:9 the King James Version "tender love with"; for "bowels of compassion," 1 John 3:17); for "mercy" (Hebrews 10:28); "full of compassion" for "merciful" (the American Standard Revised Version "merciful" in all cases) (Exodus 34:6 Nehemiah 9:17 Psalm 103:8 Joel 2:13 Jonah 4:2); "compassions for mercies" (Isaiah 63:15 Philippians 2:1), for "repentings" (Hosea 11:8).

Compassion, literally a feeling with and for others, is a fundamental and distinctive quality of the Biblical conception of God, and to its prominence the world owes more than words can express.

(1) It lay at the foundation of Israel's faith in Yahweh. For it was out of His compassion that He, by a marvelous act of power, delivered them from Egyptian bondage and called them to be His own people. Nothing, therefore, is more prominent in the Old Testament than the ascription of compassion, pity, mercy, etc., to God; the people may be said to have gloried in it. It is summed up in such sayings as that of the great declaration in Exodus 34:6: "Yahweh-a God full of compassion (the American Standard Revised Version merciful) and gracious" (compare Psalm 78:38; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 111:4; 112:04:00; 145:8 Lamentations 3:22, "His compassions fail not"). And, because this was the character of their God, the prophets declared that compassion was an essential requirement on the part of members of the community (Hosea 6:6 Micah 6:8; compare Proverbs 19:17).

(2) In Jesus Christ, in whom God was "manifest in the flesh," compassion was an outstanding feature (Matthew 9:36; Matthew 14:14, etc.) and He taught that it ought to be extended, not to friends and neighbors only, but to all without exception, even to enemies (Matthew 5:43-48 Luke 10:30-37).

The God of the New Testament, the Father of men, is most clearly revealed as "a God full of compassion." It extends to the whole human race, for which He effected not merely a temporal, but a spiritual and eternal, deliverance, giving up His own Son to the death of the cross in order to save us from the worst bondage of sin, with its consequences; seeking thereby to gain a new, wider people for Himself, still more devoted, more filled with and expressive of His own Spirit. Therefore all who know the God and Father of Christ, and who call themselves His children, must necessarily cultivate compassion and show mercy, "even as he is merciful." Hence, the many apostolic injunctions to that effect (Ephesians 4:32 Colossians 3:12 James 1:27 1 John 3:17, etc.). Christianity may be said to be distinctively the religion of Compassion.

W. L. Walker

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.

2. (v. t.) To pity.

Strong's Hebrew
7355. racham -- to love, have compassion
... << 7354, 7355. racham. 7356 >>. to love, have compassion. Transliteration: racham
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-kham') Short Definition: compassion. ...
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7356. racham -- compassion
... << 7355, 7356. racham. 7357 >>. compassion. Transliteration: racham Phonetic
Spelling: (rakh'-am) Short Definition: compassion. Word ...
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2347. chus -- to pity, look upon with compassion
... << 2346, 2347. chus. 2348 >>. to pity, look upon with compassion. Transliteration:
chus Phonetic Spelling: (khoos) Short Definition: pity. ...
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2551. chemlah -- compassion, mercy
... << 2550, 2551. chemlah. 2552 >>. compassion, mercy. Transliteration: chemlah
Phonetic Spelling: (khem-law') Short Definition: compassion. ...
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7359. rechem -- compassion
... << 7358, 7359. rechem. 7360 >>. compassion. Transliteration: rechem Phonetic
Spelling: (rekh-ame') Short Definition: compassion. Word ...
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3819. Lo Ruchamah -- "without compassion," symbolic name of ...
... "without compassion," symbolic name of Hosea's daughter. Transliteration: Lo Ruchamah
Phonetic Spelling: (lo roo-khaw-maw') Short Definition: Lo-ruhamah. ...
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5150. nichum -- comfort, compassion
... << 5149, 5150. nichum or nichum. 5151 >>. comfort, compassion. Transliteration:
nichum or nichum Phonetic Spelling: (nee-khoom') Short Definition: comfort. ...
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3396. Yerachmeel -- "may God have compassion," an Israelite name
... Yerachmeel. 3397 >>. "may God have compassion," an Israelite name. Transliteration:
Yerachmeel Phonetic Spelling: (yer-akh-meh-ale') Short Definition: Jerahmeel ...
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7348a. Rechum -- "compassion," the name of several Israelites
... << 7348, 7348a. Rechum. 7348b >>. "compassion," the name of several Israelites.
Transliteration: Rechum Short Definition: Rehum. Word ...
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4263a. machmal -- a thing pitied, an object of compassion
... << 4263, 4263a. machmal. 4263b >>. a thing pitied, an object of compassion.
Transliteration: machmal Short Definition: delight. Word ...
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Subtopics

Compassion

Compassion and Sympathy: Christ Set an Example of

Compassion and Sympathy: David

Compassion and Sympathy: Elijah

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: Enemies

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: Saints

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Afflicted

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Chastened

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Poor

Compassion and Sympathy: Exercise Towards: The Weak

Compassion and Sympathy: Exhortation To

Compassion and Sympathy: Illustrated

Compassion and Sympathy: Inseparable from Love to God

Compassion and Sympathy: Jews

Compassion and Sympathy: Job

Compassion and Sympathy: Job's Friends

Compassion and Sympathy: Motives to The Compassion of God

Compassion and Sympathy: Motives to The Sense of Our Infirmities

Compassion and Sympathy: Nehemiah

Compassion and Sympathy: Paul

Compassion and Sympathy: Pharaoh's Daughter

Compassion and Sympathy: Promise to Those Who Show

Compassion and Sympathy: Shobi

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

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: An Encouragement to Prayer

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Afflicted

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

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Perishing Sinners

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Poor

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Tempted

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Weak in Faith

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Weary and Heavy-Laden

The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Necessary to his Priestly office

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