Luke 15:5
When he finds it, he puts it on his shoulders and rejoices.
Isaiah 40:10-11
Look! The Lord GOD comes with strength, and his arm rules for him. Look! His reward is with him, and his payment accompanies him.
Isaiah 46:3-4
"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all you remnant of the house of Israel, who have been upheld from before your birth, and who have been carried from the womb.
Isaiah 53:10-11
"Yet the LORD was willing to crush him, and he made him suffer. Although you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring, and he will prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will triumph in his hand.
Isaiah 62:5
"For just as a young man marries a maiden, so your sons will marry you; and just as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
Isaiah 62:12
People will call them, "The Holy People,' "The Redeemed of the LORD'; and they will call you, "Sought After,' "The City Not Deserted.'"
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress he wasn't distressed, but the angel of his presence saved them; in his acts of love and in his acts of pity he redeemed them; he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.
Jeremiah 32:41-42
I'll rejoice over them to do good for them, and I'll faithfully plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.'
Ezekiel 18:23
"I don't take delight in the death of the wicked, do I?" asks the Lord GOD. "Shouldn't I rather delight when he turns from his wicked ways and lives?
Ezekiel 33:11
"Tell them, "As certainly as I'm alive and living,' declares the Lord GOD, "I receive no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Instead, my pleasure is that the wicked repent from their behavior and live. Turn back! Turn back, all of you, from your wicked behavior! Why do you have to die, you house of Israel?'"
Micah 5:4
"Then he will take his stand, shepherding by means of the strength of the LORD, by the power of the name of the LORD his God. And they will be firmly established; indeed, from then on he will become great to the ends of the earth.
Micah 7:18
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God among you is powerful he will save and he will take joyful delight in you. In his love he will renew you with his love; he will celebrate with singing because of you.
Luke 15:23-24
Bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let's eat and celebrate!
Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.'"
Luke 19:9
Then Jesus told him, "Today salvation has come to this home, because this man is also a descendant of Abraham,
Luke 23:43
Jesus told him, "I tell you with certainty, today you will be with me in Paradise."
John 4:34-35
Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.
John 15:11
I've told you this, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
Acts 9:1-16
Meanwhile, still spewing death threats against the Lord's disciples, Saul went to the high priest.
Romans 10:20-21
And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me."
Ephesians 1:19-20
and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,
Ephesians 2:3-6
Indeed, all of us once behaved like them in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of our flesh and senses. By nature we were destined for wrath, just like everyone else.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's masterpiece, created in the Messiah Jesus to perform good actions that God prepared long ago to be our way of life.
Ephesians 3:7
I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.
2 Timothy 2:26
so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.
Titus 3:3-7
After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.
Hebrews 12:2
fixing our attention on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of the faith, who, in view of the joy set before him, endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 1:5
Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of this era.