The word in Scripture

Mercy in the Bible

The word mercy appears 276 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Mercy is God withholding the judgment we have earned and bending toward the suffering with compassion. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What mercy means in the Bible

Mercy is God withholding the judgment we have earned and bending toward the suffering with compassion.

Where the word mercy appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word mercy appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”Psalms 52:8

“Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.”Psalms 123:3

“And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.”Matthew 9:27

“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”Matthew 12:7

“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”Romans 9:18

“Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.”Romans 11:31

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”Ephesians 2:4

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