John 16:20

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”

But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great jo

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliatio

to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory o

He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before t

When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.

With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their

Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophe

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His p

They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters,

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage;

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart s

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and goo

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name h

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and Y

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite o

After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheri

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temp