Philippians 4:4
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4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
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Romans 12:12
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12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
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James 1:2-4
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Faith and Endurance
2 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
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Philippians 3:1
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The Priceless Value of Knowing Christ
3 Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
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Romans 5:2-3
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2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
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1 Peter 4:13
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13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
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Psalm 146:2
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2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live.
I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
Acts 16:25
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25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
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Psalm 145:1-2
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Psalm 145[a]
A psalm of praise of David.
1 I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever.
2 I will praise you every day;
yes, I will praise you forever.
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- 145 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse (including 13b) begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 34:1-2
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Psalm 34[a]
A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.
1 I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
2 I will boast only in the Lord;
let all who are helpless take heart.
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- 34 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Acts 5:41
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41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.[a]
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- 5:41 Greek for the name.
2 Corinthians 13:1-2
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Paul’s Final Advice
13 This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”[a]). 2 I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them.
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Galatians 1:8
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8 Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.
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