Mercy
The theme of mercy in the Bible: God's forgiving compassion and his call to live in the same spirit. Chapters on mercy from Exodus to the gospels.
Mercy in the Bible is more than a feeling; it is a core theme revealing God's character and his goodness toward people. The chapters below make visible both God's forgiving mercy and the call for believers to treat others with the same compassion. Each link takes you straight to the reading page.
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- Exodus 34
- Psalms 103
A psalm of thanksgiving that opens 'Praise the LORD, my soul!' recalling the goodness of a God who forgives, heals and abounds in steadfast love.
- Lamentations 3
A chapter of hope emerging at the very center of a book woven through with mourning, describing how, even in the darkness of great loss, one can hold to a mercy renewed each morning.
- Micah 7
- Luke 6
- Ephesians 2
A chapter teaching that salvation is not earned but a free gift — the life renewed by God's grace and the peace that reconciles those once divided.