Mercy in the Bible refers above all to the constant, inexhaustible and faithful love of God for his people. God decided to offer us forgiveness instead of giving us the punishment we deserved for our sins. He sent his Son Jesus Christ into the world so that we might live through him (1 John 4:9). So great is his mercy!
In the same way, God calls his children to be merciful to others by treating them with love and compassion. This is possible thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit in us.
1. Titus 3:4-5
But, when the goodness and love of God our Savior were manifested, he saved us, not by our own works of justice, but by his mercy. He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
(Titus 3:4-5)
2. Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, out of his great love for us, made us alive with Christ, even when we were dead in sins. By grace you have been saved!
(Ephesians 2:4-5)
3. Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the wicked his thoughts.
Let him turn to the Lord, to our God, who is generous to forgive, and from him he will receive mercy.
(Isaiah 55:7)
4. Luke 1:69-72
He sent us a powerful Savior in the house of David his servant (as he promised in the past through his holy prophets), to deliver us from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us; to show mercy to our fathers by remembering his holy covenant.
(Luke 1:69-72)
5. Hebrews 4:16
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help us in the moment we need it most.
(Hebrews 4:16)
6. 1 Peter 1:3
Praised be God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, so that we may have a living hope
(1 Peter 1:3)
7. Jeremiah 3:12
Go north and proclaim this message: Return, apostate Israel! I will not look at you with anger, declares the Lord. I will not hold a grudge against you forever, for I am merciful, declares the Lord.
(Jeremiah 3:12)
8. Exodus 34:6b
The Lord, the Lord, a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in love and fidelity.
(Exodus 34:6b)
9. Psalm 98:3
He has remembered his love and fidelity for the people of Israel; all the ends of the earth are witnesses of the salvation of our God!
(Psalm 98:3)
10. Lamentations 3:22-23
The great love of the Lord never ends, and his compassion is never exhausted. Every morning his goodness is renewed; Very great is his fidelity!
(Lamentations 3:22-23)
11. Psalm 40:11
Do not deny me, Lord, your mercy; May your love and truth always protect me.
(Psalm 40:11)
12. Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, who forgives wickedness and overlooks the crime of the remnant of his people? You will not always be angry, because your greatest pleasure is to love.
(Micah 7:18)
13. Habakkuk 3:2
Lord, I have heard of your fame; Your deeds, Lord, amaze me. Realize them again in our days, make them known in our time; in your anger, remember your mercy.
(Habakkuk 3:2)
14. Exodus 15:13
By your great love you guide the people you have rescued; by your strength you take them to your holy abode.
(Exodus 15:13)
15. Genesis 19:16
As Lot hesitated, the men took him by the hand, as well as his wife and two daughters, and led them out of the city, because the Lord had mercy on them.
(Genesis 19:16)
16. Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen to you; They did not remember the wonders you did for them. Their stubbornness and rebelliousness was so great that they even appointed a chief to make them return to slavery in Egypt.
But you did not abandon them because you are a forgiving, merciful and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in love.
(Nehemiah 9:17)
17. Nehemiah 9:31
However, your compassion is such that you did not destroy or abandon them, because you are a merciful and compassionate God.
(Nehemiah 9:31)
18. Daniel 9:9
But even when we have rebelled against you, you, our Lord, are a compassionate and forgiving God.
(Daniel 9:9)
19. Deuteronomy 4:31
For the Lord your God is a compassionate God, who will not abandon you or destroy you, nor will he forget the covenant that he made with your ancestors by oath.
(Deuteronomy 4:31)
20. Deuteronomy 7:9
Acknowledge, therefore, that the Lord your God is the true God, the faithful God, who keeps his covenant generation after generation, and shows his faithful love to those who love him and obey his commandments.
(Deuteronomy 7:9)
21. Numbers 6:24-25
The Lord bless you and keep you; May the Lord look at you with pleasure and extend his love to you.
(Numbers 6:24-25)
22. Isaiah 16:5
Then in mercy a throne will be established, and on it will sit firmly in the tabernacle of David the one who judges, seeks justice and hastens justice.
(Isaiah 16:5)
23. Isaiah 30:18
That is why the Lord waits for them, to have mercy on them; that’s why he gets up to show them compassion. Because the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who hope in him!
(Isaiah 30:18)
24. Isaiah 55:3
Pay attention and come to me, listen to me and you will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, according to my constant love for David.
(Isaiah 55:3)
25. Isaiah 54:8
For a moment, in a fit of anger, I hid my face from you; but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.
(Isaiah 54:8)
26. Isaiah 54:10
Even if the mountains change their place and the hills totter, my faithful love for you will not change nor my covenant of peace waver, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
(Isaiah 54:10)
27. Jeremiah 12:15
After I have uprooted them, I will have compassion on them again, and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and his own country.
(Jeremiah 12:15)
28. 2 Chronicles 30:9
If they turn to the Lord, their brothers and their children will be treated kindly by those who hold them captive, and they will be able to return to this land. The Lord his God is compassionate and merciful. If you turn to him, he will never leave you.
(2 Chronicles 30:9)
29. Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the Lord in this way: O Lord! Wasn’t this what I used to say when I was still on my land? That is why I was quick to flee to Tarshish, because I knew well that you are a kind and compassionate God, slow to anger and full of love, who changes your mind and does not destroy.
(Jonah 4:2)
30. Zechariah 1:16
Therefore thus says the Lord: “I will again have compassion on Jerusalem. My temple will be rebuilt there, and the measuring line will be stretched out, declares the Lord Almighty.”
(Zechariah 1:16)
31. Psalm 13:5
But I trust in your great love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
(Psalm 13:5)
32. Psalm 23:6
Kindness and love will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
(Psalm 23:6)
33. Psalm 25:6-7
Remember, Lord, your tenderness and great love, which you have always shown me; forget the sins and transgressions I committed in my youth. Remember me according to your great love, because you, Lord, are good.
(Psalm 25:6-7)
34. Psalm 51:1-2
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great love; according to your great goodness, blot out my transgressions. Wash me from all my wickedness and cleanse me from my sin.
(Psalm 51:1-2)
35. Psalm 103:8
The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great in love.
(Psalm 103:8)
36. Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, and great in love and truth.
(Psalm 86:15)
37. Psalm 111:4
He has made his wonders memorable.
The Lord is merciful and compassionate!
(Psalm 111:4)
38. Psalm 130:6-7
I wait for the Lord with all my soul, more than the sentinels in the morning. As the watchmen wait for the morning, so you, Israel, wait for the Lord. Because in him there is inexhaustible love; in him there is full redemption.
(Psalm 130:6-7)
39. Psalm 136:1-4
Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good;
his great love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods;
his great love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Almighty Lord;
his great love endures forever.
To the only one who does great wonders;
his great love endures forever.
(Psalm 136:1-4)
40. Proverbs 3:3
May love and truth never leave you: always wear them around your neck and write them in the book of your heart.
(Proverbs 3:3)
41. Job 10:12
Life and mercy you gave me, and your care kept my spirit.
(Job 10:12)
42. Matthew 20:30-34
Two blind men who were sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out: Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!
The crowd rebuked them to be quiet, but they shouted louder: Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!
Jesus stopped and called to them. What do you want me to do for you?
“Sir, we want to receive the sight.”
Jesus took pity on them and touched their eyes. Instantly they regained their sight and followed him.
(Matthew 20:30-34)
43. Mark 1:40-41
A man who had leprosy approached him, and on his knees begged him: If you want, you can clean me.
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched the man, saying: Yes, I do. It stays clean!
(Matthew 1:40-41)
44. Luke 1:49-50
…because the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is his name! From generation to generation his mercy extends to those who fear him.
(Luke 1:49-50)
45. Romans 5:15
But Adam’s transgression cannot be compared with God’s grace. Well, if by the transgression of one man all died, how much more the gift that came by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for all!
(Romans 5:15)
46. Romans 12:1
Therefore, brothers, taking into account the mercy of God, I beg each of you, in spiritual worship, to offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.
(Romans 12:1)
47. Hebrews 2:14-17
Therefore, since they are flesh and blood, he also shared that human nature to annul, through death, the one who has the dominion of death —that is, the devil—, and free all those who for fear of death were enslaved throughout life. For certainly he did not come to the aid of angels, but of Abraham’s descendants. That is why it was necessary that in everything he resembled his brothers, to be a faithful and merciful high priest at the service of God, in order to atone for the sins of the people.
(Hebrews 2:14-17)
48. 2 Corinthians 4:1
Because of this, since by the mercy of God we have this ministry, we are not discouraged.
(2 Corinthians 4:1)
49. James 5:11
Indeed, we consider blessed those who persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance, and you have seen what the Lord gave him in the end. It is that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
(James 5:11)
50. 1 Timothy 1:13
Previously, I was a blasphemer, a persecutor and an insolent; but God had mercy on me because I was an unbeliever and acted ignorantly.
(1 Timothy 1:13)
51. 2 John 1:3
The grace, mercy, and peace of God the Father and of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
(2 John 1:3)
52. Exodus 33:19
And the Lord answered him: I will give you proof of my goodness, and I will make my name known to you. And you will see that I have mercy on whom I want to have it, and…