It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is filled with joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This joy I have felt to the full.

I have told you all this so that my own joy may be yours, and that your joy may be complete.

All joy be yours at all times in your union with the Lord. Again I repeat--All joy be yours.

He shall be to you a joy and a delight; and many shall rejoice over his birth.

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

"Have no fear," the angel said. "For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.

Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in Heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the Prophets.

'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'

'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'

On this they left the tomb quickly, in awe and great joy, and ran to tell the news to the disciples.

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:

At the sight of the star they were filled with joy.

While they were still unable to believe it all for very joy, and were wondering if it were true, Jesus said to them: "Have you anything here to eat?"

They [bowed to the ground before him and] returned to Jerusalem full of joy;

In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain shall turn to joy.

A woman in labor is in pain because her time has come; but no sooner is the child born, than she forgets her trouble in her joy that a man has been born into the world.

You, in the same way, are sorry now; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.

So far you have not asked for anything, in my Name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

But now I am to come to thee; and I am speaking thus, while still in the world, that they may have my own joy, in all its fullness, in their hearts.

After which he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Master.

If one part suffers, all the others suffer with it, and if one part has honor done it, all the others share its joy.

So I wrote as I did, for fear that, if I had come, I should have been pained by those who ought to have made me glad; for I felt sure that it was true of you all that my joy was in every case yours also.

On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving-kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord--

She recognized Peter's voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.

And went to Iconium, leaving the disciples full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.

The Church, therefore, sent them on their journey, and they made their way through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling the story of the conversion of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the Brethren.

But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.