Laughing

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.

he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!” — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts; — read the full passage →

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.