Bible Verses About Duty Toward The Afflicted

He that is in miserie, ought to be comforted of his neighbour: but men haue forsaken the feare of the Almightie.

But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.

I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.

If I haue seene any perish for want of clothing, or any poore without couering,

If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe,

Doe right to the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the poore and needie.

Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.

If thou powre out thy soule to the hungrie, and refresh the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out in the darkenes, and thy darkenes shalbe as the noone day.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer was made of ye Church vnto God for him.

Reioyce with them that reioyce, and weepe with them that weepe.

Which comforteth vs in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction by the comfort wherewith we our selues are comforted of God.

Beare ye one anothers burden, and so fulfill the Lawe of Christ.

The one part preacheth Christ of contention and not purely, supposing to adde more affliction to my bandes.

For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation through your prayer, and by the helpe of the Spirit of Iesus Christ,

Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction.

Wherefore, comfort your selues one another with these wordes.

And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.

Remember them that are in bondes, as though ye were bounde with them: and them that are in affliction, as if ye were also afflicted in the body.

Pure religion and vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this, to visite the fatherlesse, and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.

Is any sicke among you? Let him call for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray for him, and anoynt him with oyle in the Name of the Lord.

And the prayer of faith shall saue the sicke, and the Lord shall raise him vp: and if he haue committed sinnes, they shalbe forgiuen him.

Acknowledge your faultes one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: for the prayer of a righteous man auaileth much, if it be feruent.