Letters to first Christians
For he says to Moses: “I will show mercy to whom I will, I will take pity on whom I will.” So it depends not upon a person’s will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy. (Letter to the Romans 9, 15-16)
I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. (Letter to the Romans 12, 1)
If one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, 5 with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. (Letter to the Romans 12, 8)
But so that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: “Therefore, I will praise you among the Gentiles and sing praises to your name.” (Letter to the Romans 15, 9)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement. (2nd Letter to the Corinthians, 1, 3)15
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved). (Letter to Ephésians 2,4-5)
I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. (First Letter to Timothy 1, 13)
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because “the Lord is compassionate and merciful.” (Letter of St James 5, 11)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (2nd Letter of St Peter 1, 3)
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son in truth and love. (2nd Letter of St John 1, 3)
May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. (Letter of St Jude 1, 2)
Keep yourselves in the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. (Letter of St Jude 1, 21)
