Bible Cross References
he rejoiceth
Psalm 147:11
but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
Isaiah 53:11
After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.
Isaiah 62:5
Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, So your God will delight in you.
Jeremiah 32:37-41
37
I am going to gather the people from all the countries where I have scattered them in my anger and fury, and I am going to bring them back to this place and let them live here in safety.
38
Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
39
I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.
40
I will make an eternal covenant with them. I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will make them fear me with all their heart, so that they will never turn away from me.
41
I will take pleasure in doing good things for them, and I will establish them permanently in this land.
Micah 7:18
There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,
Luke 15:5-10
5
When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders
6
and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, 'I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!'
7
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
8
"Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them---what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it.
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When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, 'I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!'
10
In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."
Luke 15:23-10
Luke 15:24-10
John 4:34-36
34
"My food," Jesus said to them, "is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave me to do.
35
You have a saying, 'Four more months and then the harvest.' But I tell you, take a good look at the fields; the crops are now ripe and ready to be harvested!
36
The one who reaps the harvest is being paid and gathers the crops for eternal life; so the one who plants and the one who reaps will be glad together.
James 2:13
For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.