God has shown mercy and kindness to you in Jesus Christ, the Dayspring.

God has shown mercy and kindness to you in Jesus Christ, the Dayspring.

“And now may the LORD show kindness [chesed] and truth to you.” (2Sam 2:6)

“But God, who is rich [plousios] in mercy [eleos], because of His great [polus] love [agape] with which He loved [agapao] us” (Eph 2:4)

“Through the tender mercy [splagchnon eleos] of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us” (Lk 1:78)

“even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace [charis] you have been saved)” (Eph 2:5)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy [polus eleos] has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1Pet 1:3)

“keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” (Jude 1:21)

“And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness [chesed] and truth” (Ex 34:6)

“but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” (Deut 5:10)

“So David said to him, Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness [chesed] for Jonathan your father’s sake” (2Sam 9:7)

“And His mercy [eleos] is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.” (Lk 1:50)

“And he said, He who showed mercy [eleos] on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.” (Lk 10:37)

“not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Tit 3:5)

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)

Reading: 1Sam 31; 2Sam 1-2; Lk 7