¹⁰ For the mountains may depart and the hills disappear, but my kindness shall not leave you. My promise of peace for you will never be broken, says the Lord who has mercy upon you.

³⁶ And what pity he felt for the crowds that came, because their problems were so great and they didn’t know what to do or where to go for help. They were like sheep without a shepherd.

¹⁴ So when Jesus came out of the wilderness, a vast crowd was waiting for him, and he pitied them and healed their sick.

³² Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I pity these people—they’ve been here with me for three days now and have nothing left to eat; I don’t want to send them away hungry or they will faint along the road.”

³⁴ Jesus was moved with pity for them and touched their eyes. And instantly they could see, and followed him.

⁴¹ And Jesus, moved with pity, touched him and said, “I want to! Be healed!”

^3-4 What a wonderful God we have—he is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the one who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does he do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us.