Laughter

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

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

`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.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

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

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

he saith to them, `Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

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;

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

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

if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love; — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--' — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father; — read the full passage →

And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people--

And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, — read the full passage →

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;' — read the full passage →

`But woe to you--the rich, because ye have got your comfort. — read the full passage →

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say. — read the full passage →

`What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it? — read the full passage →

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ, — read the full passage →

And having seized him by the right hand, he raised <FI>him<Fi> up, and presently his feet and ankles were strengthened, — read the full passage →

and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you; — read the full passage →

and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish--to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; — read the full passage →

he answered, therefore, and said, `If he be a sinner--I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

and having seen <FI>it<Fi> , they were all murmuring, saying--`With a sinful man he went in to lodge!' — read the full passage →

And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;' — read the full passage →

and he said to him--Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back. — read the full passage →

and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

`Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now--because ye shall laugh. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: — read the full passage →

and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God <FI>is<Fi> with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them--their God, — read the full passage →