John 16:22
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22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (A)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
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1 Peter 1:8
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8 (A)whom having not [a]seen you love. (B)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
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- 1 Peter 1:8 M known
Acts 13:52
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52 And the disciples (A)were filled with joy and (B)with the Holy Spirit.
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John 16:6
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6 But because I have said these things to you, (A)sorrow has filled your heart.
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2 Thessalonians 2:16
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, (A)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and (B)good hope by grace,
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1 Peter 4:13-14
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13 but rejoice (A)to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that (B)when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are [a]reproached for the name of Christ, (C)blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. [b]On their part He is blasphemed, (D)but on your part He is glorified.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 insulted or reviled
- 1 Peter 4:14 NU omits the rest of v. 14.
Acts 16:25
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The Philippian Jailer Saved
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Acts 2:46
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46 (A)So continuing daily with one accord (B)in the temple, and (C)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
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Isaiah 25:9
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9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
(A)We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
(B)We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2-4
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2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(A)‘For (B)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw (C)water
From the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day you will say:
(D)“Praise the Lord, call upon His name;
(E)Declare His deeds among the peoples,
Make mention that His (F)name is exalted.
Psalm 146:2
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2 (A)While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Hebrews 10:34
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34 for you had compassion on [a]me (A)in my chains, and (B)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [b]goods, knowing that (C)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [c]in heaven.
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- Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
- Hebrews 10:34 possessions
- Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven
Hebrews 6:18
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18 that by two [a]immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to (A)lie, we [b]might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope (B)set before us.
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- Hebrews 6:18 unchangeable
- Hebrews 6:18 M omits might
1 Thessalonians 3:7-9
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7 therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress (A)we were comforted concerning you by your faith. 8 For now we live, if you (B)stand fast in the Lord.
9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,
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Romans 8:35-39
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35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:
(A)“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 (B)Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor (C)principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Acts 20:23-24
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23 except that (A)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 [a]But (B)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, (C)so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, (D)and the ministry (E)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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- Acts 20:24 NU But I do not count my life of any value or dear to myself
- Acts 20:24 course
Acts 5:41
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41 So they departed from the presence of the council, (A)rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for [a]His name.
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- Acts 5:41 NU the name; M the name of Jesus
John 21:7
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7 Therefore (A)that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.
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John 20:19-20
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The Apostles Commissioned(A)
19 (B)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for (C)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (D)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (E)showed them His hands and His side. (F)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
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- John 20:19 NU omits assembled
John 14:27
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27 (A)Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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John 14:1
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The Way, the Truth, and the Life
14 “Let (A)not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
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John 4:14
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14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him (B)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
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Luke 24:51-53
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51 (A)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. 52 (B)And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually (C)in the temple [a]praising and blessing God. [b]Amen.
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- Luke 24:53 NU omits praising and
- Luke 24:53 NU omits Amen.
Luke 24:41
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41 But while they still did not believe (A)for joy, and marveled, He said to them, (B)“Have you any food here?”
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Luke 16:25
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25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, (A)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
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