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Joy
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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory— — read the full passage →
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →
You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →
Yahweh, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
Rejoice always.
Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
Rejoice always. — read the full passage →
Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.
Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: — read the full passage →
You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.
Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
The Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
For you are our glory and our joy.
You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
In every province, and in every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast, and a good day. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen on them.
But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great in your midst!”
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, — read the full passage →
They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God’s house, the God of Israel.
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for them.” — read the full passage →
For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”
Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; — read the full passage →
They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Not that we control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
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