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

Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted].

But the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good news of great joy--joy for all the People.

and entering in unto her, he said - Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!

And, those upon the rock, are they who, as soon as they hear, with joy, welcome the word; and, these, not having, root, are they who, for a season, believe, - and, in a season of testing, draw back.

And the seventy -tworeturned, with joy, saying - Lord! even the demons, submit themselves unto us, in thy name!

I say unto you - Thus, joy in heaven, will there be, over one sinner repenting, rather than over ninety-nine righteous persons, who indeed have, no need, of repentance.

Thus, I say unto you, there ariseth joy in presence of the messengers of God, over one sinner repenting.

Now, while yet they believed not for the joy, and were marvelling, he said unto them - Have ye anything to eat, here?

And, they, returned unto Jerusalem, with great joy;

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy : for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.

And her neighbors and relations, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.

My spirit has joy in God my Saviour:

And when he hath found him, he putteth him on his shoulders with joy:

He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,

When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, every one of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that they had seen:

And he made haste and came down, and received Him with joy.