Jump to: ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms ATS Bible Dictionary MercyThe divine goodness exercised towards the wretched and the guilty, in harmony with truth and justice, Psalm 85:10. The plan by which God is enabled to show saving mercy to men, for Christ's sake, is the most consummate work of infinite wisdom and love. The soul that has truly experienced the mercy of God will be merciful like him, Luke 6:36, compassionate to the wretched, Psalm 41:1,2, and forgiving towards all, Matthew 5:7 18:33. Easton's Bible Dictionary Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and righteousness (Genesis 19:19; Exodus 20:6; 34:6, 7; Psalm 85:10; 86:15, 16). In Christ mercy and truth meet together. Mercy is also a Christian grace (Matthew 5:7; 18:33-35). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.2. (n.) Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. 3. (n.) Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help. 4. (n.) A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia MERCY; MERCIFULmur'-si, mur'-si-fool (checedh, racham, chanan; eleos, eleeo, oiktirmos): "Mercy" is a distinctive Bible word characterizing God as revealed to men. Greek 1653. eleeo -- to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy ... to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eleeo Phonetic Spelling: (el-eh-eh'-o) Short Definition: I pity, have mercy on ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1653.htm - 8k 1656. eleos -- mercy, pity, compassion 448. anileos -- without mercy. 415a. aneleemon -- without mercy 1654. eleemosune -- mercy, pity, spec. alms 415. aneleemon -- without mercy 3628. oiktirmos -- compassion, pity 2433. hilaskomai -- to be propitious, make propitiation for 3629. oiktirmon -- merciful 2435. hilasterion -- propitiatory Strong's Hebrew 2551. chemlah -- compassion, mercy... 2550, 2551. chemlah. 2552 . compassion, mercy. Transliteration: chemlah Phonetic Spelling: (khem-law') Short Definition: compassion. ... /hebrew/2551.htm - 6k 1136. Ben-chesed -- "son of mercy," one of Solomon's leaders 7355. racham -- to love, have compassion 2604. chanan -- to show favor 3727. kapporeth -- propitiatory 7356. racham -- compassion 2617. checed -- goodness, kindness 7359. rechem -- compassion 8467. techinnah -- favor, supplication for favor 2603. chanan -- to show favor, be gracious Library The Mercy of God Whether Mercy is a virtue? Depth of Mercy! Whether Mercy is the Greatest of the virtues? The Divine Mercy "I Beheld the Property of Mercy, and I Beheld the Property of ... Prayer --The Forerunner of Mercy On Justice and Mercy Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice The Blessing of Mercy, Thesaurus Mercy (467 Occurrences)... By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and righteousness ... /m/mercy.htm - 43k Mercy-seat (23 Occurrences) Mercy's (2 Occurrences) Ark-cover (21 Occurrences) Propitiation (4 Occurrences) Cherubs (52 Occurrences) Endureth (63 Occurrences) Mercyseat (1 Occurrence) Merciful (53 Occurrences) Shown (131 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Mercy (467 Occurrences)Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 9:13 But you go and learn what this means:'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. " Matthew 9:27 As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David!" Matthew 12:7 But if you had known what this means,'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. Matthew 15:22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!" Matthew 17:15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. Matthew 18:33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' Matthew 20:30 Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!" Matthew 20:31 The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!" Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. Mark 5:19 He didn't allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you." Mark 10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, "Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!" Mark 10:48 Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!" Luke 1:50 His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. Luke 1:54 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, Luke 1:58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her. Luke 1:72 to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant, Luke 1:78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, Luke 10:37 He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." Luke 13:32 And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete. Luke 16:24 He cried and said,'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.' Luke 17:13 They lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Luke 18:13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Luke 18:38 He cried out, "Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!" Luke 18:39 Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!" Luke 19:44 And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy. John 9:3 "Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him. Acts 4:30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. Acts 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did. Acts 24:4 But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement. Romans 1:31 Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy: Romans 3:25 He it is whom God put forward as a Mercy-seat, rendered efficacious through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness-- because of the passing over, in God's forbearance, of the sins previously committed-- Romans 9:15 For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy. Romans 9:18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires. Romans 9:23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory, Romans 11:21 For, if God did not have mercy on the natural branches, he will not have mercy on you. Romans 11:22 See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were. Romans 11:30 For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience, Romans 11:31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy. Romans 11:32 For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all. Romans 12:1 For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him. Romans 12:8 or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 15:9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name." 1 Corinthians 7:25 Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy. 2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint. Galatians 6:16 As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God's Israel. Ephesians 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, Ephesians 2:7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:27 For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow. Colossians 3:12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things; 1 Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:13 although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 1 Timothy 1:16 However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life. 2 Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, 2 Timothy 1:18 (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well. Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. Titus 3:4 But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen, Titus 3:5 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, Hebrews 2:17 Because of this it was necessary for him to be made like his brothers in every way, so that he might be a high priest full of mercy and keeping faith in everything to do with God, making offerings for the sins of the people. Hebrews 4:16 Let us 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. Hebrews 8:12 And I will have mercy on their evil-doing, and I will not keep their sins in mind. Hebrews 9:5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can't speak now in detail. Hebrews 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 5:11 Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Peter 2:10 who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 1 Peter 3:20 Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water: 2 Peter 2:5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers; 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways. 2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Jude 1:2 Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied. Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. Jude 1:22 And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; Jude 1:23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Genesis 18:24 If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men? Genesis 18:26 And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them. Genesis 18:31 And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty. Genesis 18:32 And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten. Genesis 19:16 But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town. Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Genesis 24:12 And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham. Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. Genesis 33:5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant. Genesis 39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. Genesis 43:14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." Genesis 48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children. Exodus 15:13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. Exodus 20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 22:27 For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great. Exodus 25:17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. Exodus 25:18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Exodus 25:19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. Exodus 25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. Exodus 25:21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. Exodus 25:22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel. Exodus 26:34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. Subtopics Mercy: After the Example of God Mercy: Beneficial to Those Who Exercise Mercy: Characteristic of Saints Mercy: Denunciations Against Those Devoid of Mercy: General Scriptures Concerning Mercy: should be Shown with Cheerfulness Mercy: should be Shown: To Animals Mercy: should be Shown: To Backsliders Mercy: should be Shown: To Our Brethren Mercy: should be Shown: To the Poor Mercy: should be Shown: To Those That are in Distress Mercy: The Israelites to the Man of Beth-El Mercy: The Prison Keeper, to Joseph Mercy: To be Engraved on the Heart Mercy: Upholds the Throne of Kings The Mercy of God is his Delight The Mercy of God is Part of his Character The Mercy of God: A Ground of Hope The Mercy of God: A Ground of Trust The Mercy of God: Epaphroditus The Mercy of God: Filling the Earth The Mercy of God: High As Heaven The Mercy of God: Manifested in Long-Suffering The Mercy of God: Manifested in Salvation The Mercy of God: Manifested in the Sending of Christ The Mercy of God: Manifested with Everlasting Kindness The Mercy of God: Manifested: To his People The Mercy of God: Manifested: To Repentant Sinners The Mercy of God: Manifested: To Returning Backsliders The Mercy of God: Manifested: To the Afflicted The Mercy of God: Manifested: To the Fatherless The Mercy of God: Manifested: To Them That Fear Him The Mercy of God: Manifested: To Whom he Will The Mercy of God: New Every Morning The Mercy of God: Over all his Works The Mercy of God: should be Magnified The Mercy of God: should be Pleaded in Prayer The Mercy of God: should be Rejoiced In The Mercy of God: should be Sought for Others The Mercy of God: should be Sought for Ourselves The Mercy of God: Typified: Mercy Seat Related Terms Compassionate (22 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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