Misericordia
Latin: Misericordia
Translation: Mercy; merciful, tenderhearted
Key Scriptures
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Psalm 144:2
My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people
under me.
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Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king, and by lovingkindness he upholds
his throne.
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Luke 7:13
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do
not weep.”
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Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which
He loved us,
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2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in
craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
conscience in the sight of God.
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Jude 1:2
Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Hebrew: חֶסֶד (Chesed)
Greek Septuagint (LXX): ἔλεος (Eleos)
Note: The etymology of misericordia establishes mercy as God's gracious response to human suffering.
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