You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth.

For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;

Rejoice on that day and jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to treat the prophets the same way.

Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away.

The Joyful Results

Now the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!”

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

And he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.

And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,

While they still could not believe it because of their joy and astonishment, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,