Luke 15:5
Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Isaiah 40:10-11
Look, the sovereign Lord comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.
Isaiah 46:3-4
"Listen to me, O family of Jacob, all you who are left from the family of Israel, you who have been carried from birth, you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.
Isaiah 53:10-11
Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord's purpose will be accomplished through him.
Isaiah 62:5
As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
Isaiah 62:12
They will be called, "The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the Lord." You will be called, "Sought After, City Not Abandoned."
Isaiah 63:9
Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
Jeremiah 32:41-42
I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.'
Ezekiel 18:23
Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'
Micah 5:4
He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the Lord's strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.
Micah 7:18
There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you."
Luke 15:23-24
Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,
Luke 15:32
It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"
Luke 19:9
Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!
Luke 23:43
And Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
John 4:34-35
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
John 15:11
I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
Acts 9:1-16
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest
Romans 10:20-21
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me."
Ephesians 1:19-20
and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.
Ephesians 2:3-6
among whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
2 Timothy 2:26
and they will come to their senses and escape the devil's trap where they are held captive to do his will.
Titus 3:3-7
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
Hebrews 12:2
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 1:5
who by God's power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.