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Is It Okay For A Christian To Participate In Acupuncture/Acupressure?

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Is It Okay For A Christian To Participate In Acupuncture/Acupressure

Is It Okay For A Christian To Participate In Acupuncture/Acupressure? Acupuncture was developed in the context of Taoism during the 4th century B.C.. That is, the origin of acupuncture is Chinese Taoism. What is Taoism? Taoism is a philosophical system that was developed by Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu that advocates a life of total simplicity, naturalness, and non-interference with the course of natural events in order to attain an existence in harmony with the Tao, or life-force. It is closely related to Hsuan Chaio, which is a popular Chinese religion that purports to be based on the doctrines of Lao-Tzu, but which is actually highly eclectic in nature and characterized by a pantheon of many gods, superstitions, and the practice of alchemy, magic, and divination.

Taoism as a Chinese philosophy/religion is governed by two principles. The first is the “yin,” which is negative, dark, and feminine, and the second is “yang,” which is positive, bright, and masculine. The interaction of these two forces is thought to be the guiding influence for the destinies of all creatures and things. Likewise, it is thought that one’s fate is under the power of the balance or imbalance of these two forces. Acupuncture is a mechanism practiced by adherents of Taoism that is used to bring the “yin and yang” of the body into harmony with Tao. Although the underlying philosophy and worldview behind acupuncture are decidedly unbiblical, it does not necessarily mean that the practice of acupuncture itself is against the teachings of the Bible. Many people have found acupuncture to provide relief from pain and other ailments in areas where other treatments have failed.

Is It Okay For A Christian To Participate In Acupuncture/Acupressure?

Throughout the ages, and across cultures, natural physical functions have been shrouded in myth and superstition, and it has been common for religions to assign special meaning to things that are functionally not spiritual, like eating. The ancient Chinese people who discovered acupuncture found relationships within the body, connections from one part to another, and found that if pressure or a needle was applied to a certain area of the body, it was possible to relieve pain or discomfort. The Bible makes us understand that God made the body to be interconnected. The fact that acupuncture works relieve pain, is evidence that someone discovered that interconnection. Taoism assigned spiritual meaning to the practice of acupuncture, but that does not mean a Christian has to do the same thing.

If a Christian’s conscience is not bothered (Romans 14:1-23), and they are not tempted to go astray in their Christian faith by following Biblically unacceptable Taoists practices and beliefs as a result of acupuncture, there is nothing in the Bible to suggest that it is inherently sinful or evil to use acupuncture as a medical tool. Today, the medical community is increasingly recognizing that, in some instances, there are verifiable medical benefits from acupuncture. Therefore, if the practice of acupuncture can be separated from the philosophy/worldview behind acupuncture, perhaps acupuncture is something that a Christian can consider. Again, though, extreme caution must be taken to avoid the spiritual aspects behind acupuncture. It is worth noting that most acupuncture practitioners genuinely believe in the Tao/yin-yang philosophy that is at the origin of acupuncture.

The Difference Between Acupuncture And Acupressure

There is a significant difference between acupuncture and acupressure. Acupuncture is the practice of placing needles at nerve points that connect to “meridians” in the body, in order to stimulate blood flow and nervous system function. With acupressure, instead of needles, pressure is placed upon nerve centers. For instance, there are pressure points said to be in the sole of the foot and the palm of the hand that corresponds to other areas of the body. Acupressure would seem to be very similar to deep-tissue massage therapy, where the muscles of the body are exposed to pressure to increase blood flow. Whatever, if acupressure is practiced to bring the body into the harmony of yin and yang, then the same problem arises as with acupuncture. Can the practice be implemented without the philosophy? The answer to this question should be our focus.

Facts About Acupuncture And Western Medicine

Our focus is on the separation of the born-again believer from any and all practices that would bring him or her the danger of bondage to counterfeit religions. Behold, ignorance of evil is a danger, and the more we inform ourselves as to the true origin of the Eastern philosophies and practices, the more we see that they are rooted in superstition, occultism, and false religions that are in direct opposition to God’s Word. Can a valuable medical procedure be invented by a non-Christian? Of course! Much of Western medicine has its origin in practices/individuals that were just as unchristian as the developers of acupuncture. Whether or not the origin is explicitly Christian is not the issue. The procedures that we subject ourselves to in search of healing/relief from pain is a matter of perspective, conviction, and discernment, not dogmatism.

It is rather unfortunate that Christians who dismiss Chinese medicine (Eastern medicine) as anti-Christian because of its Taoist roots often fail to equally subject Western medicine to the same scrutiny. Truthfully speaking, many aspects of Western civilization (including Western medicine) were fundamentally shaped by pagan thinkers. Eastern medicine is regarded by many as an ideal complement to Western medicine, as the conditions that Western medicine does not treat effectively are often those that Eastern medicine is particularly suited to. Although the Roman Catholic Church has not made an official pronouncement regarding acupuncture, we know of Pope Francis who received acupuncture treatment from a Taoist monk and found relief from chronic health problems.

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Acupuncture is talked of by many as a way of awakening, strengthening, and focusing the body’s God-given capacity to heal itself, and therefore does not constitute magic or sorcery. The concept of yin and yang is based on the observation of the ancient Chinese people that, in every aspect of Creation, opposite forces are complementary, interconnected, interdependent, and constantly giving rise to one another. Those who have embraced this philosophical view think of yin and yang as value-neutral ways of describing natural phenomena. Yin is not evil and yang is not good any more than female is evil and male is good or summer is good and winter is evil.
John Piper, in his book, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God, says this: “The task of all Christian scholarship — not just biblical studies — is to study reality as a manifestation of God’s glory, to speak and write about it with accuracy, and to savour the beauty of God in it, and to make it serve the good of man.”

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Acupuncture

Acupuncture has been practiced in China for thousands of years as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is based on the belief that illness can occur when the flow of life force energy known as Qi, which runs through the body in meridians or channels, becomes stagnant. During the acupuncture treatment, very fine sterile needles are carefully inserted into specific acupuncture points located in different areas of the body to restore the flow of Qi and in turn restore health. Scientifically, acupuncture treatment is proven to stimulate nerves under the skin and muscular tissues. Acupuncture has been known to treat a range of health conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there exist over 40 health conditions and symptoms that are treated effectively by acupuncture, including headache, rheumatoid arthritis, TMJ, nausea, menstrual pain, and lower back pain.

The procedure of acupuncture is often claimed to be totally, or at least reasonably, safe. Nevertheless, the repeated and/or inappropriate use of an acupuncture needle carries the risk of infections. Amongst others, AIDS and hepatitis have been transmitted. Acupuncture needles may also traumatize tissues and organs. In addition, needles may break and fragments dislodged into distant organs. Finally, a serious and more general concern related to the safety of acupuncture is the competence of the therapist, whether or not medically qualified. It is worth noting that the “philosophy” of acupuncture is not in line with orthodox diagnostic skills; therefore acupuncturists can be dangerously unconcerned with diagnostic categories. However, the risks of acupuncture can be lowered by enforcing educational and clinical standards.

Is It Okay For A Christian To Participate In Acupuncture/Acupressure?

Matthew 9:12 – But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Romans 14:22 – “So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”

Jeremiah 8:22 – “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?“

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Ezekiel 47:12 – “And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”

1 Timothy 5:23 – “(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)“

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James 5:15 – “And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

Psalm 103:3 – “Who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,”

Job 5:18 – “For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.”

Jeremiah 46:11 – “Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have used many medicines; there is no healing for you.“

Isaiah 1:6 – “From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.”

Luke 10:34 – “He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.”

Isaiah 38:21 – Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.”

Revelation 22:2 – “Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”

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James 5:14 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.“

Jeremiah 30:13 – “There is none to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you.”

Jeremiah 33:6 – “Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.”

2 Kings 20:7 – And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.”

Exodus 15:26 – Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”

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Isaiah 53:5 – “But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

Genesis 50:2 – “And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.“

Colossians 4:14 – “Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.”

2 Kings 20:5-8 – “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord, and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.” And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.” And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”

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Proverbs 15:13 – “A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.”

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

2 Chronicles 16:12 – “In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.“

Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’“

Jeremiah 51:8 – “Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.“

Ecclesiastes 3:3 – “A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;“

Jeremiah 17:14 – “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.”

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Proverbs 31:6 – “Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;“

Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”

Psalm 30:2 – “O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.“

1 Timothy 4:8 – “For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

Proverbs 14:13 – “Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.“

Mark 5:24-29 – “And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” …“

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Luke 6:21 – “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Revelation 18:23 – “And the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.“

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

Psalm 126:2 – Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Psalm 41:3 – “The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.“

Revelation 3:18 – “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.“

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Luke 1:37 – “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. …“

Luke 8:48 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”

Hosea 6:1 – “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.”

Revelation 21:8 – “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Mark 5:34 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

Psalm 103:2-3 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,“

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Matthew 10:8 – “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.“

Psalm 104:14 – “You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth“

Job 8:21 – “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.“

Job 13:4 – “As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.“

Genesis 21:6 – And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”

Esther 5:1-14 – “On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, in front of the king’s quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” …“

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John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Proverbs 15:15 – “All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.“

Psalm 51:7 – “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

Revelation 9:21 – “Nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.”

Acts 5:29 – But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Genesis 1:29-31 – “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. …“

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1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.“

Deuteronomy 32:39 – “‘See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.“

Deuteronomy 7:15 – “And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, will he inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you.”

Proverbs 4:22 – “For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.“

Revelation 22:15 – “Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.“

James 5:14-15 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

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1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.“

Mark 2:17 – And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.“

Luke 10:9 – “Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, …“

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Matthew 9:24 – He said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.“

Psalm 107:19-20 – “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.”

Jeremiah 3:22 – “Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.”

Genesis 9:3 – “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.”

Genesis 1:29 – And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.”

Proverbs 3:8 – “It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.”

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Psalm 2:4 – “He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.“

2 Chronicles 16:12-13 – “In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 – “For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.“

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Song of Solomon 4:14 – “Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices—“

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Psalm 59:8 – “But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.”

Psalm 107:20 – “He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.”

Exodus 30:23 – “Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane,“

Isaiah 19:22 – “And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them.”

Mark 5:26 – “And who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.”

Luke 4:23 – And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.”

Genesis 20:17 – “Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.”

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2 Kings 2:20-22 – He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.

Matthew 8:1-34 – “When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ...”

Leviticus 14:48 – “But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed.”

Ezekiel 34:4 – “The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture?

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What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture

What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture? Acupuncture was developed in the context of Taoism during the 4th century B.C.. That is, the origin of acupuncture is Chinese Taoism. What is Taoism? Taoism is a philosophical system that was developed by Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu that advocates a life of total simplicity, naturalness, and non-interference with the course of natural events in order to attain an existence in harmony with the Tao, or life-force. It is closely related to Hsuan Chaio, which is a popular Chinese religion that purports to be based on the doctrines of Lao-Tzu, but which is actually highly eclectic in nature and characterized by a pantheon of many gods, superstitions, and the practice of alchemy, magic, and divination.

Taoism as a Chinese philosophy/religion is governed by two principles. The first is the “yin,” which is negative, dark, and feminine, and the second is “yang,” which is positive, bright, and masculine. The interaction of these two forces is thought to be the guiding influence for the destinies of all creatures and things. Likewise, it is thought that one’s fate is under the power of the balance or imbalance of these two forces. Acupuncture is a mechanism practiced by adherents of Taoism that is used to bring the “yin and yang” of the body into harmony with Tao. Although the underlying philosophy and worldview behind acupuncture are decidedly unbiblical, it does not necessarily mean that the practice of acupuncture itself is against the teachings of the Bible. Many people have found acupuncture to provide relief from pain and other ailments in areas where other treatments have failed.

What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture?

Throughout the ages, and across cultures, natural physical functions have been shrouded in myth and superstition, and it has been common for religions to assign special meaning to things that are functionally not spiritual, like eating. The ancient Chinese people who discovered acupuncture found relationships within the body, connections from one part to another, and found that if pressure or a needle was applied to a certain area of the body, it was possible to relieve pain or discomfort. The Bible makes us understand that God made the body to be interconnected. The fact that acupuncture works relieve pain, is evidence that someone discovered that interconnection. Taoism assigned spiritual meaning to the practice of acupuncture, but that does not mean a Christian has to do the same thing.

If a Christian’s conscience is not bothered (Romans 14:1-23), and they are not tempted to go astray in their Christian faith by following Biblically unacceptable Taoists practices and beliefs as a result of acupuncture, there is nothing in the Bible to suggest that it is inherently sinful or evil to use acupuncture as a medical tool. Today, the medical community is increasingly recognizing that, in some instances, there are verifiable medical benefits from acupuncture. Therefore, if the practice of acupuncture can be separated from the philosophy/worldview behind acupuncture, perhaps acupuncture is something that a Christian can consider. Again, though, extreme caution must be taken to avoid the spiritual aspects behind acupuncture. It is worth noting that most acupuncture practitioners genuinely believe in the Tao/yin-yang philosophy that is at the origin of acupuncture.

The Difference Between Acupuncture And Acupressure

There is a significant difference between acupuncture and acupressure. Acupuncture is the practice of placing needles at nerve points that connect to “meridians” in the body, in order to stimulate blood flow and nervous system function. With acupressure, instead of needles, pressure is placed upon nerve centers. For instance, there are pressure points said to be in the sole of the foot and the palm of the hand that corresponds to other areas of the body. Acupressure would seem to be very similar to deep-tissue massage therapy, where the muscles of the body are exposed to pressure to increase blood flow. Whatever, if acupressure is practiced to bring the body into the harmony of yin and yang, then the same problem arises as with acupuncture. Can the practice be implemented without the philosophy? The answer to this question should be our focus.

Facts About Acupuncture And Western Medicine

Our focus is on the separation of the born-again believer from any and all practices that would bring him or her the danger of bondage to counterfeit religions. Behold, ignorance of evil is a danger, and the more we inform ourselves as to the true origin of the Eastern philosophies and practices, the more we see that they are rooted in superstition, occultism, and false religions that are in direct opposition to God’s Word. Can a valuable medical procedure be invented by a non-Christian? Of course! Much of Western medicine has its origin in practices/individuals that were just as unchristian as the developers of acupuncture. Whether or not the origin is explicitly Christian is not the issue. The procedures that we subject ourselves to in search of healing/relief from pain is a matter of perspective, conviction, and discernment, not dogmatism.

It is rather unfortunate that Christians who dismiss Chinese medicine (Eastern medicine) as anti-Christian because of its Taoist roots often fail to equally subject Western medicine to the same scrutiny. Truthfully speaking, many aspects of Western civilization (including Western medicine) were fundamentally shaped by pagan thinkers. Eastern medicine is regarded by many as an ideal complement to Western medicine, as the conditions that Western medicine does not treat effectively are often those that Eastern medicine is particularly suited to. Although the Roman Catholic Church has not made an official pronouncement regarding acupuncture, we know of Pope Francis who received acupuncture treatment from a Taoist monk and found relief from chronic health problems.

More facts

Acupuncture is talked of by many as a way of awakening, strengthening, and focusing the body’s God-given capacity to heal itself, and therefore does not constitute magic or sorcery. The concept of yin and yang is based on the observation of the ancient Chinese people that, in every aspect of Creation, opposite forces are complementary, interconnected, interdependent, and constantly giving rise to one another. Those who have embraced this philosophical view think of yin and yang as value-neutral ways of describing natural phenomena. Yin is not evil and yang is not good any more than female is evil and male is good or summer is good and winter is evil.
John Piper, in his book, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God, says this: “The task of all Christian scholarship — not just biblical studies — is to study reality as a manifestation of God’s glory, to speak and write about it with accuracy, and to savour the beauty of God in it, and to make it serve the good of man.”

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Acupuncture

Acupuncture has been practiced in China for thousands of years as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is based on the belief that illness can occur when the flow of life force energy known as Qi, which runs through the body in meridians or channels, becomes stagnant. During the acupuncture treatment, very fine sterile needles are carefully inserted into specific acupuncture points located in different areas of the body to restore the flow of Qi and in turn restore health. Scientifically, acupuncture treatment is proven to stimulate nerves under the skin and muscular tissues. Acupuncture has been known to treat a range of health conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there exist over 40 health conditions and symptoms that are treated effectively by acupuncture, including headache, rheumatoid arthritis, TMJ, nausea, menstrual pain, and lower back pain.

The procedure of acupuncture is often claimed to be totally, or at least reasonably, safe. Nevertheless, the repeated and/or inappropriate use of an acupuncture needle carries the risk of infections. Amongst others, AIDS and hepatitis have been transmitted. Acupuncture needles may also traumatize tissues and organs. In addition, needles may break and fragments dislodged into distant organs. Finally, a serious and more general concern related to the safety of acupuncture is the competence of the therapist, whether or not medically qualified. It is worth noting that the “philosophy” of acupuncture is not in line with orthodox diagnostic skills; therefore acupuncturists can be dangerously unconcerned with diagnostic categories. However, the risks of acupuncture can be lowered by enforcing educational and clinical standards.

What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture?

Matthew 9:12 – But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Romans 14:22 – “So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”

Jeremiah 8:22 – “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?“

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Ezekiel 47:12 – “And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”

1 Timothy 5:23 – “(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)“

Group 1 – What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture

Luke 10:34 – “He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.”

Isaiah 38:21 – Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.”

Revelation 22:2 – “Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”

James 5:15 – “And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

Psalm 103:3 – “Who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,”

Job 5:18 – “For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.”

Jeremiah 46:11 – “Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have used many medicines; there is no healing for you.“

Isaiah 1:6 – “From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.”

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James 5:14 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.“

Jeremiah 30:13 – “There is none to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you.”

Jeremiah 33:6 – “Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.”

2 Kings 20:7 – And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.”

Exodus 15:26 – Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”

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Colossians 4:14 – “Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.”

2 Kings 20:5-8 – “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord, and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.” And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.” And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”

Isaiah 53:5 – “But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

Genesis 50:2 – “And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.“

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Proverbs 15:13 – “A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.”

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

2 Chronicles 16:12 – “In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.“

Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’“

Jeremiah 51:8 – “Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.“

Ecclesiastes 3:3 – “A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;“

Jeremiah 17:14 – “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.”

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Proverbs 14:13 – “Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.“

Mark 5:24-29 – “And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” …“

Proverbs 31:6 – “Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;“

Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”

Psalm 30:2 – “O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.“

1 Timothy 4:8 – “For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

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Luke 6:21 – “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Revelation 18:23 – “And the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.“

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

Psalm 126:2 – Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Psalm 41:3 – “The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.“

Revelation 3:18 – “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.“

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Hosea 6:1 – “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.”

Revelation 21:8 – “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Mark 5:34 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

Psalm 103:2-3 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,“

Luke 1:37 – “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. …“

Luke 8:48 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”

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Matthew 10:8 – “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.“

Psalm 104:14 – “You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth“

Job 8:21 – “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.“

Job 13:4 – “As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.“

Genesis 21:6 – And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”

Esther 5:1-14 – “On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, in front of the king’s quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” …“

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture

Acts 5:29 – But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Genesis 1:29-31 – “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. …“

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Proverbs 15:15 – “All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.“

Psalm 51:7 – “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

Revelation 9:21 – “Nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.”

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1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.“

Deuteronomy 32:39 – “‘See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.“

Deuteronomy 7:15 – “And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, will he inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you.”

Proverbs 4:22 – “For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.“

Revelation 22:15 – “Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.“

James 5:14-15 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

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Luke 10:9 – “Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, …“

1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.“

Mark 2:17 – And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.“

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture

Matthew 9:24 – He said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.“

Psalm 107:19-20 – “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.”

Jeremiah 3:22 – “Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.”

Genesis 9:3 – “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.”

Genesis 1:29 – And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.”

Proverbs 3:8 – “It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Acupuncture

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Song of Solomon 4:14 – “Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices—“

Psalm 2:4 – “He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.“

2 Chronicles 16:12-13 – “In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 – “For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.“

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Psalm 59:8 – “But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.”

Psalm 107:20 – “He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.”

Exodus 30:23 – “Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane,“

Isaiah 19:22 – “And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them.”

Mark 5:26 – “And who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.”

Luke 4:23 – And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.”

Genesis 20:17 – “Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.”

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Leviticus 14:48 – “But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed.”

Ezekiel 34:4 – “The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.”

2 Kings 2:20-22 – He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.

Matthew 8:1-34 – “When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ...”

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Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

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Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Discover the Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean. In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. For Christians, called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Group 13 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Group 14 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Group 15 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

Group 16 – Bible Verses About Being Nice To Those Who Are Mean

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

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Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible

Discover the Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible. In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

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Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

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Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

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1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

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Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

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Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

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1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

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Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Group 9 – Benefits Of Kindness In The Bible

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

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Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

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1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

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Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

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Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

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1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

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Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

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Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

Discover Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible. In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten how to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

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Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

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Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

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Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

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1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

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Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

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Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

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1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

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Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

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1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

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Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

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Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

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Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

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1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

Group 14 – Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

Group 15 – Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

Group 16 – Examples Of Acts Of Kindness And Goodness In The Bible

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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Selfless Acts Of Kindness

Discover the Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible. In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

Group 2 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Group 3 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Group 4 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

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Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

Group 6 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

Group 7 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

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Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

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Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

Group 10 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Group 11 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

Group 12 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

Group 13 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Group 14 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Group 15 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

Group 16 – Selfless Acts Of Kindness In The Bible

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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What Is A Good Quote About Kindness?

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What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

What Is A Good Quote About Kindness? In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

What Is A Good Quote About Kindness?

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

What Is A Good Quote About Kindness?

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Group 2 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Group 3 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Group 4 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

Group 5 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Group 6 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Group 7 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

Group 8 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Group 9 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

Group 10 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Group 11 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

Group 12 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Group 13 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Group 14 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

Group 15 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

Group 16 – What Is A Good Quote About Kindness

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion?

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What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion? In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion?

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion?

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

Group 2 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Group 3 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Group 4 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Kindness And Compassion

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

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Why Is Kindness Important According To The Bible

Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible? In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and impersonal, virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible?

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible?

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Group 2 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

Group 3 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Group 4 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

Group 5 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Group 6 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Group 7 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

Group 8 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Group 9 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

Group 10 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Group 11 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Group 12 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Group 13 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Group 14 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Group 15 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Group 16 – Why Kindness Is Important According To The Bible

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit What Is Kindness

The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness? In today’s world of entitlement, self-promotion, and virtual relationships, many people have forgotten what it means to be kind to one another. However, as for Christians, who are called to become like Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:31–32). Apostle Paul told the Ephesians to put away six sinful attitudes and behaviors: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. Bitterness is an inward frame of mind that refuses to forgive. Here, wrath and anger are combined to refer to violent outbreaks of uncontrolled human outrage. Clamor speaks of shouting and loud quarreling. Slander means evil speaking, and the Greek word translated as “malice” means wickedness.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to keep away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and malice from our relationships with others. In place of these things, disciples of Jesus Christ are to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. The original Greek phrase rendered “be kind to one another” literally means “keep on becoming kind toward one another.” The graciousness of God, which is also found in Jesus Christ, teaches us what it means to be kind to one another. Because God acts kindly toward us, we are to behave the same way toward others. And because Jesus Christ offered grace as the basis for our forgiveness, so too should we. Thus, being kind to one another is not optional for Christians (Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; 1 Peter 3:8).

The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness?

Love brings about kindness. Jesus Christ in John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Walking in love means following the example of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Likewise, Apostle Paul reiterated in Colossians 3:12-14: “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Apostle Paul reiterated the teaching on kindness to the Colossians by listing several virtues that believers in Christ are to clothe themselves with or “put on”: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. It’s clear that these all have to do with personal relationships. It is worth noting that compassion and kindness are closely linked. Compassion can be defined as “heartfelt sympathy or empathy toward those who are suffering or in need.” Likewise, kindness is the helpful spirit that sees someone else in need and is motivated to respond through good deeds. Kindness is the tangible action that results from compassion. Note that kindness goes beyond mere words, it translates into helping and serving one another (Acts 28:2).

More on what you should know about kindness

Kindness is one of the attributes of the Almighty God (Titus 3:4), one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and one of the proofs of a faithful minister of the Holy Gospel (2 Corinthians 6:6). As Christians, embracing kindheartedness or being kind to one another is how we show love: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Being kind to one another involves caring for others, bearing their burdens, and valuing them as we value ourselves (Romans 12:10; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:3). Kindness motivates us to speak life and encouragement to others instead of death and discouragement (Proverbs 16:24; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Likewise, expressing support and affirmation instead of condemnation is characteristic of kindness (Proverbs 15:4).

Being kind to one another means a lot. Being kindhearted or showing kindness to one another leads us to forgive rather than blame, to show mercy rather than hatred, and to care rather than despise. Kindheartedness is reflected in God’s Holy nature. This statement is best explained in God’s supreme act of kindness that provided for our forgiveness and salvation when He sent His Son to die for us on the cross: “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4; see also Romans 11:22, and Titus 3:4–7). As God’s children, we are to reflect His nature of love and kindness to one another.

What does the Bible say about how you should treat others?

Behold, the Bible says much about human behavior and how we should treat each other. There are thousands of specific directions for doing so, but they can all be summarized in what we know as the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus Christ said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” As per the Golden Rule, when we treat others as we want to be treated, we will be kind, honest, trustworthy, and loving. We all need love, compassion, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and care from other people, so we should be equally concerned with giving those things to other people. When the Almighty God first gave the Law to Moses, He included hundreds of instructions about the way the Israelites were to treat each other (Leviticus 18:3; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9).

The Israelites were immersed in a world that was violent, godless, and wicked. When God chose them to be holy people, set apart for Himself, He was very specific about what was allowed and what was forbidden (Isaiah 41:8–10; Deuteronomy 7:6; Exodus 19:6). When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus Christ replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” In other words, all the Laws that God had given to Israel could be summarized in two commands: love God above all else, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Doing these two things is obeying the Law of Moses and the Teachings of the Prophets.

What is brotherly kindness?

2 Peter 1:5-7 is one of the few places in scripture that uses the term brotherly kindness, although many more passages in the Bible discuss the idea: “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” These character qualities can be considered steps of spiritual growth. Apostle Peter continues by telling us why these character traits, including brotherly kindness, are so important: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter1:8).

What is lovingkindness in the Bible?

Lovingkindness is a word found in older, more traditional versions of the English Bible, such as the King James (KJV) and the New American Standard (NASB). The Hebrew word most often translated “lovingkindness” is checed, which literally means “covenant loyalty.” Most newer English translations of the Bible substitute more common English words such as faithfulness, unfailing love, mercy, or good favor. All of these are viable substitutions, but, as with many Hebrew words, checed has no exact match in English. While lovingkindness can describe one person’s actions toward another(Genesis 20:13; 21:23; Joshua 2:12), it is most often used to describe the character of the Lord God Almighty (Exodus 20:6, 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 31:16).

Five (5) times Jesus Christ taught us about kindness

The Bible recounts a lot of stories about Jesus’ Ministry. He healed the sick and performed astonishing miracles. However, what we often fail to see are the lessons that He is trying to teach us through those acts. It’s important for us to remember that Jesus Christ is one of the greatest teachers. He used parables and stories to teach us about the Kingdom of God. But His greatest method is teaching by example. The deeds of Jesus Christ taught us about many Christian values, such as kindness and compassion. He raised children from the dead out of pity for their parents and accepted disciples from all walks of life. Most important of all, Jesus Christ sacrificed His life to save us. Below are some Bible stories in which Jesus Christ is teaching us about kindness:

1 – Healing the Leper (Matthew 8:1-4)

Matthew 8:1-4 says, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 

In Jesus’ time, lepers were considered outcasts because of the communicability of their disease. They lived separately and were seen or considered as “unclean” and “untouchable”. With this in mind, Jesus took pity on the leper and healed him of his disease. As a matter of fact, Jesus Christ didn’t see the man as a leper but as a human being or God’s creature who was sick and needed his help. Through this act, Jesus Christ taught us that kindness should go beyond social stereotypes. We should feel for others as we feel for ourselves. We should learn to understand the circumstances that others are in and as well learn to love them as we love ourselves. In support of this, Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

2 – Dining with a sinner (Luke 19:1-10)

Luke 19:1-10 says, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was. But because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, ...”

Would you be willing to dine with an ex-convict, a known sinner? While some of us would have hesitated, others would have clearly refused. Although Zacchaeus may not be a convicted criminal in our eyes, in the eyes of the Jews, he might well be. Records hold it that in Jesus’ time, tax collectors would often abuse their powers to line their pockets with the people’s hard-earned money. Yet, Jesus Christ did not hesitate to dine with one of such. Behold, He didn’t care if other people will see Him associating with a sinner. Likewise, He didn’t care if people will hate Him for it. Brethren, this is the kind of kindness that the world needs today. As Christians, we should stop seeing people for the wrongs they’ve committed. Instead, we should welcome them on how they try to right those wrongs and turn their life around.

3 – Preaching to the Gentiles (John 4:4-14)

John 4:4-14 says, Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” …”

One of the biggest problems in the world these days is xenophobia. But we discover that this prejudice against foreigners has been going on even in Jesus’ time. The Samaritan woman is a foreigner and in the eyes of a Jew, she is a gentile. These two races don’t associate. As a matter of fact, it’s frowned upon to talk to a gentile. Therefore, by preaching to a Samaritan woman, Jesus Christ broke societal boundaries and taught us that kindness is universal. Thus, we shouldn’t be kind only to those of our own race. Everyone deserves compassion regardless of their skin color, actions, and/or religious beliefs.

4 – Showing compassion to the sick (Luke 8:40-48)

Luke 8:40-48 says, As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” 

From this story, it’s clear that Jesus Christ could have reprimanded the woman for touching him. But He didn’t. Since women didn’t have a lot of rights in those days, He could have “put her in her place.” Yet, He chose not to. Instead, Jesus Christ called her daughter – a term of endearment. He understood her troubles and desperation, which led her to do what she did. Note that at the moment of the action, the woman was fearfully trembling. It’s possible that because of her illness, she wasn’t treated well by the people around her. But can you imagine the relief she felt when Jesus Christ showed her love, kindness, and compassion instead of reproach? It’s clear that this single act of kindness changed the woman’s life.

5 – Forgiving those who hurt Him (Luke 22:47-52)

Luke 22:47-52 says, While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. 

Even in the face of imminent death, Jesus Christ still found it in Him to heal the man who arrested Him. Even while hanging on the cross, He still managed to ask His Father to spare the people who’ve hurt him because they don’t know what they are doing. As Christians, forgiving those who have done us wrong is one of the greatest acts of kindness that we can do – not only for others but for ourselves too. By so doing, we give our enemies the chance to redeem themselves and ourselves the opportunity to heal.

The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness?

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

John 13:34 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

Luke 6:27-31 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.“

Group 1 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Acts 20:35 – “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; …“

Group 2 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 12:9 – “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.“

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Matthew 25:34-40 – “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ...”

Group 3 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 2:4 – “Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?“

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,“

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“

Group 4 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Proverbs 19:22 – “What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

1 Timothy 6:11 – “But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.”

Ephesians 2:7 – “So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.“

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

John 13:35 – “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.“

Group 5 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

2 Corinthians 6:6 – “By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;“

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

Acts 28:2 – “The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.“

Acts 14:17 – “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.“

Group 6 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Hebrews 6:10 – “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.“

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.“

Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.“

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?“

1 Corinthians 12:7 – “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Hebrews 13:1-25 – “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” …“

Group 7 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”

Psalm 117:2 – “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!“

Isaiah 54:8 – “In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.“

Psalm 31:21 – “Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.“

Titus 3:4 – “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,“

Matthew 5:43-48 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? …“

Group 8 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Psalm 141:5 – “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.“

2 Peter 1:7 – “And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.“

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Hebrews 12:12 – “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,”

Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Group 9 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

1 Thessalonians 5:13 – “And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Ruth 3:10 – “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.”

Romans 11:22 – “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.“

John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”

1 Samuel 20:15 – “And do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 40:14 – “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.”

1 Peter 2:3 – “If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.“

Group 10 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Joshua 2:12 – “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“

2 Corinthians 8:7 – “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.“

Joel 2:13 – “And rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

2 Samuel 9:7 – And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”

Group 11 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

1 John 2:5 – “But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:”

1 Samuel 15:6 – “Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”

Romans 15:30 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,“

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”

Matthew 22:37-38 – “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”

Group 12 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Proverbs 25:22 – “For you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”

Jonah 4:2 – “And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Psalm 119:76 – “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.”

Matthew 24:12 – “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.“

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …“

Group 13 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Genesis 21:23 – “Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 20:13 – “And when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.’”

1 Samuel 20:14 – “If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die;“

Psalm 103:1-18 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. …“

Group 14 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

1 John 4:10 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Ruth 2:20 – And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.“

1 John 3:6 – “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

1 Peter 1:7 – “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 3:13 – “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Group 15 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.“

Nehemiah 9:17 – “They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Acts 9:36 – “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.”

Matthew 22:40-41 – “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Group 16 – The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit – What Is Kindness

2 Samuel 2:5 – “David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.“

2 Samuel 2:6 – “Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.“

1 Kings 2:7 – “But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”

Jeremiah 9:24 – “But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

2 Samuel 16:17 – And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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