The assistance or relief that is given to someone during a period of need, distress, or difficulty: In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the victim of a robbery is given succor by a stranger.

The Golden Rule in the Bible says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This is a command of succor based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount.

Additional translations of succor are: "Whatever you wish that people would do for you, do the same for them."

Two additional sources of succors are in the following biblical books:

• Matthew 7:12, "So whatever you wish that men should do to you, do so to them."
• Luke 6:31, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them."

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To help or to give relief to someone who is in need of help: Many people in other parts of the country volunteered to succor the victims of the recent tornado.

Some people are convinced that it is the responsibility of everyone to succor those who are in need or "to do for others what we would want others to do for us".