Happiness

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy <FI>are ye<Fi> ! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses--for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice--exulting;

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

`And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

`Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted. — read the full passage →

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

And it came to pass, on the second-first sabbath, as he is going through the corn fields, that his disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands, — read the full passage →

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

`Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now--because ye shall laugh.

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen <FI>are<Fi> temporary, but the things not seen <FI>are<Fi> age-during.

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

`And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive--thou--thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;