29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

And, while they were eating, he said: "I tell you that one of you will betray me." In great grief they began to say to him, one by one: "Can it be I, Master?"

They were grieved at this, and began to say to him, one after another: "Can it be I?"

I did not tell you all this at first, because I was with you. But now I am to return to him who sent me; and yet not one of you asks me--'Where are you going?' Although your hearts are full of sorrow at all that I have been saying to you.

And they will put him to death, but on the third day he will rise." And the disciples were greatly distressed.

Then he rose from praying, and came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow.

"What is this that you are saying to each other as you walk along?" Jesus asked. They stopped, with sad looks on their faces,

Meanwhile Mary was standing close outside the tomb, weeping. Still weeping, she leant forward into the tomb,

Grieving most of all over what he had said--that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.

And I can assure you that his illness very nearly proved fatal. But God had pity on him, and not on him only but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

We do not wish you to remain in ignorance, Brothers, with regard to those who have passed to their rest, that your grief may not be like that of others, who have no hope.

There is a wide-spread report respecting a case of immorality among you, and that, too, of a kind that does not occur even among the Gentiles-a man, I hear, is living with his father's wife! Instead of grieving over it and taking steps for the expulsion of the man who has done this thing, is it possible that you are still puffed up?

Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief Priests and Councillors.

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Bears me out when I say that there is a great weight of sorrow upon me and that my heart is never free from pain.

If it is I who cause you pain, why, who is there to cheer me, except the very person whom I am paining? 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. I wrote to you in sore trouble and distress of heart and with many tears, not to give you pain, but to let you see how intense a love I have for you.read more.
Now whoever has caused the pain has not so much pained me, as he has, to some extent--not to be too severe--pained every one of you.

For, though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I were inclined to regret it--for I see that my letter did cause you sorrow though only for a time-- I am glad now; not because of the sorrow it caused you, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance. For it was God's will that you should feel sorrow, in order that you should not suffer loss in any way at our hands. For, when sorrow is in accordance with God's will, it results in a repentance leading to Salvation, and which will never be regretted. The sure result of the sorrow that the world knows is Death.read more.
For see what results that other sorrow--sorrow in accordance with God's will--has had in your case. What earnestness it produced! what explanations! what strong feeling! what alarm! what longing! what eagerness! what readiness to punish! You have proved yourselves altogether free from guilt in that matter.

Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the Faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

But the man's face clouded at these words, and he went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.

Jesus burst into tears.

"I am sad at heart," he said, "sad even to death; wait here and watch with me."

"I am sad at heart," he said, "sad even to death; wait here, and watch."

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her weeping also, he groaned deeply, and was greatly distressed.

Now I am distressed at heart and what can I say? Father, bring me safe through this hour--yet it was for this very reason that I came to this hour--

After saying this, Jesus was much troubled, and said solemnly: "In truth I tell you that it is one of you who will betray me."

And do not grieve God's Holy Spirit; for it was through that Spirit that God sealed you as his, against the Day of Redemption.

At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;

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.