Psalm 126:5
New King James Version
5 (A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
Galatians 6:9
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9 And (A)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (B)if we do not lose heart.
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Isaiah 35:10
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10 And the (A)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (B)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
John 16:20-22
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20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (B)joy. 21 (C)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (D)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
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2 Corinthians 7:8-11
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8 For even if I made you (A)sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; (B)though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. 9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For (C)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (D)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (E)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (F)clear in this matter.
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Joel 2:23
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23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And (A)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the [a]former rain faithfully,
And He (B)will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
Footnotes
- Joel 2:23 Or teacher of righteousness
Jeremiah 31:9-13
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9 (A)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (B)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My (C)firstborn.
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare it in the [a]isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel (D)will gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
11 For (E)the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And ransomed him (F)from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (G)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (H)the goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a (I)well-watered garden,
(J)And they shall sorrow no more at all.
13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:10 Or coastlands
Psalm 137:1
New King James Version
Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land
137 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
Matthew 5:4
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4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Joel 2:17
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17 Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep (A)between the porch and the altar;
Let them say, (B)“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should [a]rule over them.
(C)Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Footnotes
- Joel 2:17 Or speak a proverb against them
Isaiah 12:1-3
New King James Version
A Hymn of Praise
12 And (A)in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(B)‘For (C)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw (D)water
From the wells of salvation.
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