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Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

For ye are our glory and joy.

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.