Bible dictionary for children
Compassion
Compassion means noticing someone else's suffering and caring deeply about it.
In simple words
What does it mean?
Compassion means noticing someone else's suffering and caring deeply about it. That care can move us to offer safe, practical help.
Talk about it
How can caring feelings become helpful actions?
An example from the Bible
Colossians asks the Christian community to put on compassion, alongside kindness and patience. Clothing is a picture of qualities that should be seen in their lives.
Read Colossians 3:12 ↗A little more to explore
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Related reading: Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
