Finally, all of you should be united in spirit, sympathetic, filled with love for one another, compassionate, and humble. | Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. |
Rather, be kind to one another and compassionate, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. | And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. |
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For the Lord, your God, is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn his face away 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. |
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. |
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. | Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. |
Rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn back to the Lord, your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and always prepared to relent from punishing. | 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 has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. | As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. |
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. | Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. |
Yet even so, because of your great compassion, you did not completely destroy them, nor did you 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. |