29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness
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and as they were eating, he said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you is going to betray me!" In deep distress they began to ask him, each in turn, "It is not I, is it, Master?"
They began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one after another, "Surely, not I?"
"But now I go my way to Him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' "but sorrow has filled your hearts because I have told you these things.
"and they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again." And they were greatly grieved.
When he arose from his prayers, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
And he said to them, "What words are these that you are exchanging one with another, as you walk along?"
Meanwhile, outside, Mary stood sobbing near the tomb. Still sobbing she stooped and looked into the tomb,
sorrowing most of all for the words that he had spoken, that after that day they should look upon his face no more. And they began to escort him to the ship.
And indeed he was sick nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also so that I should not have sorrow upon sorrow.
But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, about those who are falling asleep. You must not sorrow like other men, who have no hope.
It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even among the heathen??hat a man has taken his father's wife! Yet you are puffed up instead of mourning and removing from among you the man who has done this thing.
Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
for if I cause you grief, who is there to cause me joy except those whom I have grieved? And for this very reason I wrote you, that I might not come only to be grieved by those who ought to give me joy; and because I trusted in you all, that my joy is the joy of all of you. For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart, through many tears; not to pain you, but to convince you of my love, my abundant love for you.read more.
As to him who has been, and now is, causing pain, it is not I whom he has pained, but all of you??t least some of you (not to overstate the case).
Even if I caused you pain by my letter, I do not regret; though I did regret it when I saw that my letter had caused you pain, even for a time. But now I am glad; not because you were pained; but because your pain led you to repentance. For your pain came from God, and so you took no harm from me. For the pain which is from God works repentance leading to salvation, a repentance never to be regretted. But the world's pain works death.read more.
Note the results of this pain which God permitted; what earnestness it has called forth in you, what explanations, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what fervor, what punishment of wrong. In every way you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.
For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.
But when the young man heard this teaching, he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had much property.
But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.
But when he heard these words he became deeply grieved, for he was exceedingly rich.
and he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."
and he said to them. "My soul is full of anguish, even unto death; wait here, and keep watch."
Then when Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews likewise who accompanied her, sobbing, he shuddered with indignation in his spirit, and was deeply agitated.
Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.
When he had spoken thus, Jesus was deeply moved. He testified and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me."
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.
Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.
I tell you solemnly that you will be weeping and wailing while the world is rejoicing; you will be grief-stricken, but your grief shall be turned into gladness. A woman in labor has grief because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the babe she no longer remembers her anguish, because of joy that a child has been born into the world. So you also have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy shall no man snatch away from you.
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