'Joy' in the Bible
“You have loved righteousness [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] and have hated lawlessness [injustice, sin].Therefore God, Your God, Has anointed YouWith the oil of gladness above Your companions.”
[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].
For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose].
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Cheer (35 instances)
- Cheerfulness (3 instances)
- Delight (265 instances)
- Gladden (11 instances)
- Gladness (88 instances)
- Glee (2 instances)
- Joy (461 instances)
- Joyfulness (3 instances)
- Pleasure (367 instances)
- Rejoice (282 instances)
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