'Joy' in the Bible
And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.
And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.
And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.
But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.
And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?
And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be full.
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.
Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
And now I come to thee. And these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.
Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
and having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.
And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of those of the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren.
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
in order that I may come to you in joy by God's will, and that I may be refreshed with you.
Not that we rule over your faith, but are fellow-workmen of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
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.
Great is my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.
For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their free-hearted liberality.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,
and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;
fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honour;
So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
and ye became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,
earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
For ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better substance, and an abiding one.
looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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 your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.
Having many things to write to you, I would not with paper and ink; but hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full.
I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.