Mercy and Compassion

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

His compassions fail not; they are new every morning.

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

His compassions fail not; they are new every morning.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us.

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us.

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

I desired mercy, and not sacrifice.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

The Good Samaritan — true neighbor shows mercy.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Not by works of righteousness, but according to his mercy he saved us.