Bible verses about mercy
God’s mercy that is “new every morning,” and the call to be merciful in return.
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22It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail. 23They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
Old Testament
The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
Psalms & Wisdom
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
Gospels
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
36Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?” 37He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
New Testament
4But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, 5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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