'Joy' in the Bible

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

'And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples;

'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, he said to them, 'Have ye anything here to eat?'

and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,

he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

'The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;

Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

and there was great joy in that city.

and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

that in joy I may come unto you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

great is my freedom of speech unto you, great my glory on your behalf; I have been filled with the comfort, I overabound with the joy on all our tribulation,

because of this we have been comforted in your comfort, and more abundantly the more did we rejoice in the joy of Titus, that his spirit hath been refreshed from you all;

because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing,

but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour,

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

for ye are our glory and joy.

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,

for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.

All joy count it, my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.