As Jesus spoke The Parable of the Good Samaritan, telling of a man who had been beaten and robbed, but both a priest and a Levite ignored the man. Jesus then said,

“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you’” (Luke 10.33–35).

The Samaritan had compassion on the crime victim. Did that mean that the Samaritan felt sorry for the guy and moved on? No, it meant that the Samaritan went to the man, took care of his wounds, transported him, took care of him, and when the Samaritan had to continue his business, he left funds with someone to care for the victim, until the Samaritan could return.

Biblical compassion is more than a feeling, it is a feeling that moves a person into action.