Browse 24 quotations connecting Jesus with Compassion, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
Each quotation is included because its central idea connects with this theme, not simply because one matching word appears in the sentence.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — Acts 20:35, King James Bible — John 11:35, King James Bible — John 13:34. Keeping the work and source note beside each quotation makes differences in setting, speaker and emphasis easier to see.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — Acts 20:35, King James Bible — John 11:35, King James Bible — John 13:34.
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
The remembered saying shifts attention from acquisition to contribution, presenting generosity as a source of value for the giver as well as the recipient.
Source note: Acts 20:35 in the King James Version; Paul recalls the saying while urging support for the weak.
“Jesus wept.”
The shortest sentence records grief without explanation or denial, showing sorrow as compatible with love, presence, and compassion in the face of death.
Source note: John 11:35, King James Version; Jesus weeps shortly before the raising of Lazarus, within a scene of mourning and bereavement.
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.”
Love is presented as an active obligation shaped by example, not merely a private feeling.
Source note: John 13:34, King James Version.
“Go, and do thou likewise.”
The line places human flourishing inside mutual care: strength, resources, attention, or opportunity become responsibilities toward other people.
Source note: Luke 10:37 in the King James Version.
“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.”
Greater resources, knowledge, or authority create greater obligations rather than simply greater privilege.
Source note: Luke 12:48 in the King James Version; this excerpt keeps the central responsibility clause.
“If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”
This passage does not equate forgiveness with silence about harm: it places honest confrontation and forgiveness in the same sequence when repentance follows.
Source note: Luke 17:3 in the King James Version.
“If he trespass against thee seven times in a day ... thou shalt forgive him.”
Repeated offence makes forgiveness harder, which is exactly the point of the passage: the moral demand is not limited to the first easy opportunity to forgive.
Source note: Luke 17:4 in the King James Version; the middle repetition is shortened with an ellipsis while preserving the verse’s instruction.
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
The request for forgiveness is made in the middle of injury rather than after conditions become comfortable, giving the line its unusually demanding moral force.
Source note: Luke 23:34 in the King James Version.
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
The line places human flourishing inside mutual care: strength, resources, attention, or opportunity become responsibilities toward other people.
Source note: Luke 6:31 in the King James Version.
“Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
The short instruction treats forgiveness as a practice rather than merely a feeling: release is something a person does in response to another person’s fault.
Source note: Luke 6:37 in the King James Version; excerpt from the verse’s instruction about judgment and forgiveness.
“Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much.”
The line links forgiveness with a transformed response of love, emphasizing that mercy changes the meaning of a person’s past rather than denying it.
Source note: Luke 7:47 in the King James Version; Jesus explains the woman’s actions during the meal at the Pharisee’s house.
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any.”
The instruction makes unresolved resentment relevant even in a private act of prayer: a grievance cannot simply be separated from the way a person approaches reconciliation and mercy.
Source note: Mark 11:25 in the King James Version; excerpt from the verse.
“Freely ye have received, freely give.”
The line places human flourishing inside mutual care: strength, resources, attention, or opportunity become responsibilities toward other people.
Source note: Matthew 10:8 in the King James Version.
“I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
The answer rejects a small numerical limit on forgiveness, making repeated mercy the point rather than merely reaching a quota.
Source note: Matthew 18:22 in the King James Version; Jesus answers Peter’s question about how often a brother should be forgiven.
“If ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”
The emphasis falls on forgiveness that is more than outward compliance: the teaching demands a response rooted in the heart rather than merely performed.
Source note: Matthew 18:35, King James Version; the sentence concludes the parable of the unforgiving servant and returns to forgiveness between people.
“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
The command uses care for oneself as the measure for care toward another person, linking healthy self-regard with outward responsibility rather than selfishness.
Source note: Matthew 22:39 in the King James Version.
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
The teaching gives ordinary acts of care moral weight by identifying service to overlooked people with service to something larger than oneself.
Source note: Matthew 25:40 in the King James Version; the king explains why acts of practical care toward “the least” mattered.
“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.”
The line places human flourishing inside mutual care: strength, resources, attention, or opportunity become responsibilities toward other people.
Source note: Matthew 5:42 in the King James Version.
“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.”
The teaching moves beyond merely withholding retaliation and asks for active goodwill toward opponents, making forgiveness part of a transformed response to hostility.
Source note: Matthew 5:44, King James Version; Jesus commands love, blessing, and good action toward enemies within the Sermon on the Mount.
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”
Mercy is presented as a virtue that shapes both how a person treats others and the kind of moral world that person hopes to inhabit.
Source note: Matthew 5:7 in the King James Version.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Peacemaking is treated as active moral work: reducing conflict and restoring relationship rather than simply avoiding disagreement.
Source note: Matthew 5:9, King James Version.
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
The prayer links asking for mercy with practicing mercy toward other people, making forgiveness a reciprocal moral discipline rather than a one-sided demand.
Source note: Matthew 6:12 in the King James Version.
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Forgiveness is framed as conduct expected from people who themselves depend on mercy, tying belief to the way injury is answered.
Source note: Matthew 6:14 in the King James Version.
“Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”
The line places human flourishing inside mutual care: strength, resources, attention, or opportunity become responsibilities toward other people.
Source note: Matthew 7:12 in the King James Version.