Quotes about Mercy
So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
— Genesis 18:26
suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:28
And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:31
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:32
“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
— Genesis 19:21
“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
— Genesis 24:12
until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
— Genesis 27:45
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
— Genesis 37:21
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
— Genesis 37:22
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
— Genesis 39:21
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
— Genesis 43:14
But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
— Genesis 44:17