"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. read more. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him to court, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny. read more. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell. "It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to become an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.' But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.' read more. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds."

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. read more. But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is made worse. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

And Mary said:

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,

he took him up in his arms and blessed God, and said:

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades!

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was your good pleasure.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

And bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. read more. When the wine was gone, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." Jesus said to her, "Woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Now six stone jars were standing there, according to the manner for purification of the Jews, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, "Every man sets out the good wine first; and when the guests have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.

"Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. read more. "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

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

"These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. read more. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.

Now Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you asking yourselves about what I meant when I said, 'A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me'? Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. read more. When a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but as soon as she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child has been born into the world. So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. In that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. "I have said this to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name. And I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father." His disciples said, "See, now you are speaking plainly, and not using a figure of speech! Now we are sure that you know all things, and have no need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, when you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage! I have overcome the world."

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage! I have overcome the world."

But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.

Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with his whole household that he had believed in God.

Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with his whole household that he had believed in God.

Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

through whom we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; read more. and perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. When we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous manthough perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also give us all things with him? read more. Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be faithful in prayer.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

so that by God's will I may come to you with joy, and together with you be refreshed.

For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord, read more. always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,

Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. read more. Yes, and I ask you also, true yoke-fellow, to help these women who have struggled at my side in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions."

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with great joy,

I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. read more. They will hunger no more, nor thirst anymore; the sun will not beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory! For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.