Sadness

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. — read the full passage →

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. — read the full passage →

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. — read the full passage →

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. — read the full passage →

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, — read the full passage →

As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. — read the full passage →