The words "having compassion" are the translation of a Greek word (συμπαθεῖς, sumpatheis) which we get the word Sympathy. Meaning we are to be sympathetic, we should be willing to share in others' needs and being responsive to their feelings, having sensitivity and compassion towards others - suffer with those who suffer; weep with those who weep; rejoice with those who rejoice
Unity cannot exist unless we feel compassion and sympathy for one another. You cannot be seeking to get your own way not caring what happens to others and live in unity. So Unity demands sympathy, feeling for one another.
Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep."
Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another's
burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
1 Corinthians 12:26 "And if one member
suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the
members rejoice with it."
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