Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. | Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. |
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. |
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Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. | Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. |
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. | And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. |
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. | Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. |
For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him. | For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him. |
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. | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. | As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. |
Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. | Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful. |