Luke 15:6
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6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.[a](A)
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Luke 15:24
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24 for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.(A)
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Luke 15:10
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10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(A)
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Psalm 119:176
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176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.(A)
1 Thessalonians 3:7-9
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7 For this reason, brothers and sisters, during all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you through your faith. 8 For we now live, if you continue to stand firm in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?
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Philippians 2:17
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17 But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice together with all of you;(A)
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Acts 11:23
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23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion,(A)
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John 15:14
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14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.(A)
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John 3:29
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29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled.(A)
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Luke 15:7
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7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.(A)
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Luke 2:13-14
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13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[a] praising God and saying,(A)
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Isaiah 66:10-11
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10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her—(A)
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast,
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious bosom.(B)
1 Peter 2:10
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10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:19
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19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?(A)
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Philippians 4:1
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Philippians 1:4
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4 always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy
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Acts 15:3
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3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the gentiles and brought great joy to all the brothers and sisters.(A)
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