The best Bible verses for compassion (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for compassion (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"'I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,' declares the LORD. 'I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion so as not to destroy them.'''"Jeremiah 13:14
"'I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,' declares the LORD. 'I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion so as not to destroy them.'''"Jeremiah 13:14
"'You who have forsaken Me,' declares the LORD, 'You keep going backward. So I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you; I am tired of relenting!"Jeremiah 15:6
"'Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwelling places; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place."Jeremiah 30:18
"'I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil."Jeremiah 42:12
"For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness."Lamentations 3:32
"The hands of compassionate women Boiled their own children; They became food for them Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people."Lamentations 4:10
"'So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion [for him], and ran and embraced him and kissed him."Luke 15:20
"Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, 'I am willing; be cleansed.'"Mark 1:41
"When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things."Mark 6:34
"'I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat."Mark 8:2
"Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd."Matthew 9:36
"When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick."Matthew 14:14
"Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him."Matthew 20:34
"He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea."Micah 7:19
"Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,"Philippians 2:1
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for compassion (NASB) are Jeremiah 13:14, Jeremiah 15:6, Jeremiah 30:18. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to compassion (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for compassion (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.