'Grief' in the Bible

We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.

They will kill him, but he will be raised on the third day." Then they were filled with grief.

And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [James and John], He began to be grieved and greatly distressed.

And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.

And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.

The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

When He got up from prayer and came to the disciples, He found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.

And he went out and wept bitterly [deeply grieved and distressed].

And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.

And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.

So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her, saw how quickly Mary got up and left, they followed her, assuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.

Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.

A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.

And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart --

Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.

And I have written this very letter to you, that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.

But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.

but also by the fact that he had felt comforted on your account, and by the report which he brought of your eager affection, of your grief, and of your jealousy on my behalf, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.

For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.

Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

Indeed, he was so sick that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one grief on top of another.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom.

Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,give her that much torment and grief,for she says in her heart,“I sit as a queen;I am not a widow,and I will never see grief.”

For this reason her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine.She will be burned up with fire,because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.Death will no longer exist;grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer,because the previous things have passed away.