Pity

How Nave’s arranged it

• Of GodIsaiah 63:9James 5:11
• Of JesusMark 6:34
• See Jesus, Compassion of
• Not to be shown to offendersDeuteronomy 7:16Deuteronomy 13:8Deuteronomy 19:13Deuteronomy 19:21Deuteronomy 25:11Deuteronomy 25:12
• See Mercy
• INSTANCES OF
• The master of the unforgiving servantMatthew 18:27

The passages, in Bible order (10)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 10 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Deuteronomy 7:16

   You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

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2. Deuteronomy 13:8

   you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

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3. Deuteronomy 19:13

   You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:131 voice

   “It may be alluded to to show that in Jesus Christ there is no refuge for presumptuous sinners, that go on still in their trespasses. If we thus sin wilfully, sin and go on in it, there remains no sacrifice, Heb. x.

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4. Deuteronomy 19:21

   You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

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5. Deuteronomy 25:11

   If two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,

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6. Deuteronomy 25:12

   you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:121 voice

   “This is the only mutilation prescribed by the Law of Moses, unless we except the retaliation prescribed as a punishment for the infliction on another of bodily injuries Lev 24:19-20. The act in question was probably not rare in the times and countries for which the Law of Moses was designed. It is of course to be understood that the act was willful, and that the prescribed punishment would be inflicted according to the sentence of the judges.

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7. Isaiah 63:9

   In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 63:92 voices

   “The angel - The same that conducted them through the wilderness; the Lord Jesus Christ, who appeared to Moses in the bush. Saved them - From the house of bondage.

   “We say that these human things are his by an economic appropriation, along with the flesh all the things belonging to it. We recognize no other Son apart from him, for the Lord has saved us, giving his own blood as a ransom for the life of all.

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8. Matthew 18:27

   His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

   ›Commentary on Matthew 18:272 voices

   “The lord of that servant was moved with compassion ... - He had pity on him. He saw his distressed condition. He pitied his family. He forgave him the whole debt. This represents the mercy of God to people. “They have sinned.” They owe to God more than can be paid. They are about to be cast off; but God has mercy on them, and, in connection with their prayers, forgives them. We are not to interpret the circumstances of a parable too strictly.

   In these verses the Lord Jesus deals with a deeply important subject, the forgiveness of injuries. We live in a wicked world, and it is vain to expect that we can escape ill-treatment, however carefully we may behave. To know how to conduct ourselves when we are ill-treated is of great moment to our souls. In the first place, the Lord Jesus lays it down as a general rule that we ought to forgive others to the uttermost. Peter put the question, “How oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Till seven times?”

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9. Mark 6:34

   When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

   ›Commentary on Mark 6:342 voices

   “Here we have an important piece of information from the Fourth Evangelist (Joh 6:4), "And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh"--rather, "Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was nigh." This accounts for the multitudes that now crowded around Him.

   “The Pharisees, being ravenous wolves, did not shepherd the people but devoured them. Therefore the people, bypassing them, gather to Christ, the true Shepherd. And Christ gives them food—first the more profitable and precious kind, in word, and then bodily food as well.

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10. James 5:11

    See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

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    “If Job had much to "endure," remember also Job's happy "end." Hence, learn, though much tried, to "endure to the end." that--ALFORD and others translate, "inasmuch as," "for." pitiful . . . of tender mercy--The former refers to the "feeling"; the latter, to the act. His pity is shown in not laying on the patient endurer more trials than he is able to bear;

    “If you come to exemplars, the supreme Exemplar of all virtues is in Christ. Compared to the patience of Job, the patience of Christ is greater. "You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord," says James. …

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