So the very reason I wrote was that I might not come only to be pained by those who ought to give me joy; I relied on you all, I felt sure that my joy would be a joy for everyone of you.

I have told you this, that my joy may be within you and your joy complete.

It will be joy and gladness for you, and many will rejoice over his birth:

Why, as soon as the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leapt for joy within my womb.

My spirit has joy in God my Saviour:

but the angel said to them, "Have no fear. This is good news I am bringing you, news of a great joy that is meant for all the People.

rejoice on that day and leap for joy! rich is your reward in heaven for their fathers did the very same to the prophets.

The seventy came back with joy. "Lord," they said, "the very daemons obey us in your name."

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,

Then they ran quickly from the tomb in fear and great joy, to announce the news to his disciples.

When he finds it he puts it on his shoulders with joy,

So, I tell you, there will be joy in heaven over a single sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine good people who do not need to repent.

So, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over a single sinner who repents."

Even yet they could not believe it for sheer joy; they were lost in wonder. So he said to them, "Have you any food here?"

They [worshipped him and] returned with great joy to Jerusalem,

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is heartily glad at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Such is my joy, and it is complete.

The reaper is already getting his wages and harvesting for eternal life, so that the sower shares the reaper's joy.

Truly, truly I tell you, you will be wailing and lamenting while the world is rejoicing; you will be sorrowful, but then your sorrow will be changed into joy.

When a woman is in labour she is sorry, for her time has come; but when the child is born she remembers her anguish no longer, for joy that a human being has been born into the world:

So with you. Just now you are in sorrow, but I shall see you again and your heart will rejoice ??with a joy that no one can take from you.

hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

But now I come to thee (I speak thus in the world that they may have my joy complete within them).

let your hope be a joy to you; be stedfast in trouble, attend to prayer,

The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, that you may be overflowing with hope by the power of the holy Spirit!

let mourners live as if they were not mourning, let the joyful live as if they had no joy, let buyers live as if they had no hold on their goods,

(Not that we lord it over your faith ??no, we co-operate for your joy: you have a standing of your own in the faith.)

Amid a severe ordeal of trouble, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty together have poured out a flood of rich generosity;

As for the disciples, they were filled with joy and the holy Spirit.

but as soon as she recognized Peter's voice, instead of opening the door she ran inside from sheer joy and announced that Peter was standing in front of the porch.

though as the bountiful Giver he did not leave himself without a witness, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, giving you food and joy to your heart's content."

The church sped them on their journey, and they passed through both Phoenicia and Syria informing the brothers, to the great joy of all, that the Gentiles were turning to God.

But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

For it is written, Rejoice, O thou barren who bearest not, break into joy, thou who travailest not; for the children of the desolate woman are far more than of the married.

But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity,