12 Bible Verses about God's Mercy, Example Of

For, in fact, he was sick, near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, because I, being ignorant, did it in unbelief;

And they, having heard it, were going out, one by one, from the eldest to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst. And Jesus, having lifted Himself up, said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go your way; henceforth sin no more."]

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He was passing through by city and village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him; and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to them of their substance.read more.
And, when a large multitude was coming together, and those from city after city were coming to Him, He spake through a parable: "The sower went forth to sow his seed. And in his sowing some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. And another fell upon the rock; and, springing up, it was withered because of not having moisture. And another fell amid the thorns; and the thorns growing with it choked it. And another fell into the good ground; and, growing, it produced fruit, a hundredfold." Saying these things, He was crying aloud, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." And His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be. And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables; that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand. Now this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He was passing through by city and village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him;

And, having entered, He was passing through Jericho; and, behold, a man, called by name Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax-collector; and he was rich. And he was seeking to see Jesus, Who He was; and was not able on account of the multitude; because he was small in stature.read more.
And, running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see Him; because He was about to pass along that way. And, when He came to the place, Jesus, looking up, said to him, "Zacchaeus, hastening, come down; for to-day I must abide in your house." And, hastening, he came down, and received Him joyfully. And, seeing it, they were all murmuring, saying, "He went in to be guest with a sinful man!" And, standing, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, "Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor; and, if I wrongfully exacted anything from any one, I restore four-fold." And Jesus said to him, "To-day salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which is lost."

And, having entered, He was passing through Jericho;

And one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with him; and, having entered into the Pharisee's house, He reclined at table. And, behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and, learning that He was reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster cruse of perfume; and standing behind at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and wiped them off with the hair of her head; and she kept kissing His feet, and anointing them with the perfume.read more.
But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner." And Jesus, answering, said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he says, "Teacher, say it." "There were two debtors to a certain money-lender. The one owed five hundred denaries; and the other, fifty. And, they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, therefore, will love him the more?" Simon, answering, said, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the more." And He said to him, "Rightly did you judge." And, turning to the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you behold this woman! I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but this woman wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. You gave Me no kiss; but she, from the time I entered, ceased not to kiss My feet. My head with oil you did not anoint; but she anointed My feet with perfume. Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; because she loved much; but he, to whom little is forgiven, loves little." And He said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven." And those reclining with Him began to say in themselves, "Who is This That even forgiveth sins!" And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

And it came to pass, when He was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside, begging. And, hearing a multitude passing along, he was inquiring what this might be. And they told him, that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by.read more.
And he cried, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus, standing still, commanded that he be brought to Him; and, when he drew near, He asked him, "What do you wish that I should do for you?" And he said, "Lord, that I may receive sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive sight; your faith has made you whole." And instantly he received sight, and was following Him, glorifying God. And all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

And it came to pass soon afterwards that He went to a city called Nain; and there were going with Him His disciples, and a large multitude. And, as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, also there was being carried out one dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd of the city was with her. And, seeing her, the Lord was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, "Weep not."read more.
And, going forward, He touched the bier; and those bearing it stood still; and He said, "Young man, I say to you, Arise!" And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law blameless. And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in their days.read more.
Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office, having gone into the temple of the Lord, to offer incense; and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of the incense-offering. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zacharias, seeing him, was troubled; and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth; for he will be great before the Lord; and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God. And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.

but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me, as chief, Christ Jesus might show forth all His longsuffering for an example to those about to believe on Him unto eternal life.