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34And Jesus, going out, saw a great multitude. And he took pity on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

12Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience. 13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation. 4He consoles us in all our tribulation, so that we too may be able to console those who are in any kind of distress, through the exhortation by which we also are being exhorted by God.

17Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?

12Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.

36Then, seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and were reclining, like sheep without a shepherd.

22HETH. By the mercies of the Lord, we are not consumed. For his compassion has not passed away. 23HETH. I know it at first light; great is your faithfulness.