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Being Merciful and Not Heartless, or Ruthless

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We are to be merciful and not heartless, or ruthless.

We are to be merciful

We are not to be heartless

We are not to be ruthless

Category: Neighbours & Brothers

Type: Positive & Negative

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • James 2:13
  • Jude 1:22-23
  • Matthew 5:7
  • Matthew 23:23
  • Romans 1:31
  • Romans 11:30-31
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Colossians 3:12
  • Luke 6:36
  • Luke 10:30-37
  • Matthew 12:7
  • Matthew 18:33
  • 1 Peter 3:8
  • Philippians 2:1-2
  • Romans 12:8
  • Romans 12:15
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Daniel 4:24-25
  • Isaiah 58:6-7
  • Zechariah 7:9

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Mercy, compassion, love, and forgiveness are closely related. Compassion is a deep empathetic feeling for another’s difficulties, while mercy refers to actions taken in response to feelings of compassion. It is technically possible to show mercy without having compassion, and to be compassionate while withholding mercy. That notwithstanding, God calls us to both, and they are listed as separate Mitzvot in this compilation. In the Tanakh , except for the two Scriptures noted above, Scriptures on compassion and mercy are God’s toward us, and not our compassion and mercy toward others.


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