When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Massacre of the Innocents

Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed

When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful.

And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”

Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.

And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;

And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

Law Cannot Save from Sin

Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

The Joy of Titus

Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

God’s Final Judgment and Glory

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)