Matthew 5:4
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4 “Blessed are (A)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
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Revelation 21:4
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4 (A)He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and (B)death shall be no more, (C)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
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2 Corinthians 7:9-10
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9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but (A)because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.
10 For (B)godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas (C)worldly grief produces death.
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Isaiah 61:2-3
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2 (A)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
(B)and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
(C)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(D)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(E)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, (F)that he may be glorified.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty
John 16:20-22
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20 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)you will weep and lament, but (B)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but (C)your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 (D)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 (E)So also you have sorrow now, but (F)I will see you again, and (G)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
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Psalm 126:5-6
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5 (A)Those who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.
Isaiah 57:18
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18 I have seen his ways, (A)but I will heal him;
I will lead him (B)and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
Revelation 7:14-17
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14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (A)the great tribulation. (B)They have washed their robes and (C)made them white (D)in the blood of the Lamb.
15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and (E)serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne (F)will shelter them with his presence.
16 (G)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
(H)the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (I)will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of (J)living water,
and (K)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Luke 6:21
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21 (A)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.
(B)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
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James 1:12
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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.
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2 Corinthians 1:4-7
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4 (A)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in (B)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[a] 6 (C)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you (D)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ
Isaiah 51:11-12
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11 (A)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
12 “I, I am he (B)who comforts you;
who are you that you are afraid of (C)man who dies,
of the son of man who is made (D)like grass,
Isaiah 25:8
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8 (A)He will swallow up death forever;
and (B)the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and (C)the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
(D)for the Lord has spoken.
Isaiah 66:10
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10 (A)“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her;
Ezekiel 9:4
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4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and (A)put a mark on the foreheads of the men who (B)sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”
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Isaiah 35:10
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10 (A)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
(B)everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 30:19
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19 For a people shall dwell (A)in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you.
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Psalm 30:7-11
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7 By your favor, O Lord,
you made my (A)mountain stand strong;
you (B)hid your face;
I was (C)dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and (D)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,[a]
if I go down to the pit?[b]
Will (E)the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 (F)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into (G)dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
- Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption
Jeremiah 31:16-17
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16 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears,
for there is a reward for your work,
declares the Lord,
and (A)they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
17 (B)There is hope for your future,
declares the Lord,
and your children shall come back to their own country.
Psalm 69:29-30
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29 But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, (A)set me on high!
Luke 16:25
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25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that (A)you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
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Ezekiel 7:16
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16 (A)And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like (B)doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity.
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Psalm 116:3-7
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3 (A)The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then (B)I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 (C)Gracious is the Lord, and (D)righteous;
our God is (E)merciful.
6 The Lord preserves (F)the simple;
when (G)I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your (H)rest;
for the Lord has (I)dealt bountifully with you.
Psalm 40:1-3
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My Help and My Deliverer
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
(F)making my steps secure.
3 He put (G)a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will (H)see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
Psalm 13:1-5
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How Long, O Lord?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
13 (A)How long, O Lord? Will you (B)forget me forever?
How long will you (C)hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take (D)counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 (E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
(F)light up my eyes, lest (G)I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am (I)shaken.
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