7 Bible Verses about Christ's Joy
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these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.
In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.
and having found, he doth lay it on his shoulders rejoicing, and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one. 'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;
looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become. 'The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world. 'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
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From Thematic Bible
Joy » Christ's joy » Israel lost the joy of divine favour
And have turned your festivals to mourning, And all your songs to lamentation, And caused sackcloth to come up on all loins, And on every head -- baldness, And made it as a mourning of an only one, And its latter end as a day of bitterness.
And I have caused to cease all her joy, Her festival, her new moon, and her sabbath, Even all her appointed times,
and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray,
And I have caused the noise of thy songs to cease, And the voice of thy harps is heard no more.
A cry over the wine is in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the land.
Joy » Christ's joy » Sustained him at the cross
looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
Joy » Christ's joy » In the divine method of revelation
In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.
Joy » Christ's joy » Bestowed through his words
'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;
Joy » Christ's joy » Abides in believers
these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.
Joy » Christ's joy » In finding the lost sheep
and having found, he doth lay it on his shoulders rejoicing,
