Bible Cross References
ye greatly
1 Peter 1:8
You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,
1 Peter 4:13
Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed.
1 Samuel 2:1
Hannah prayed: "The LORD has filled my heart with joy; how happy I am because of what he has done! I laugh at my enemies; how joyful I am because God has helped me!
Psalm 9:14
that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.
Psalm 35:10
With all my heart I will say to the LORD, "There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor."
Psalm 95:1
Come, let us praise the LORD! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us!
Isaiah 12:2
God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The LORD gives me power and strength; he is my savior.
Isaiah 12:3
As fresh water brings joy to the thirsty, so God's people rejoice when he saves them."
Isaiah 61:3
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
Isaiah 61:10
Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.
Matthew 5:12
Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
Luke 1:47
my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
Luke 2:10
but the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.
Luke 10:20
But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven."
John 16:22
That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.
Romans 5:2
He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory!
Romans 5:11
But that is not all; we rejoice because of what God has done through our Lord Jesus Christ, who has now made us God's friends.
Romans 12:12
Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times.
2 Corinthians 6:10
although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But his answer was: "My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak." I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.
2 Corinthians 12:10
I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Galatians 5:22
But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Philippians 3:3
It is we, not they, who have received the true circumcision, for we worship God by means of his Spirit and rejoice in our life in union with Christ Jesus. We do not put any trust in external ceremonies.
Philippians 4:4
May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!
1 Thessalonians 1:6
You imitated us and the Lord; and even though you suffered much, you received the message with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.
James 1:2
My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,
James 1:9
Those Christians who are poor must be glad when God lifts them up,
for
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.
1 Peter 5:10
But after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation.
2 Corinthians 4:17
And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.
if
1 Peter 1:7
Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Psalm 119:75
I know that your judgments are righteous, LORD, and that you punished me because you are faithful.
Lamentations 3:32
He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.
Lamentations 3:33
He takes no pleasure in causing us grief or pain.
Hebrews 12:7-11
7
Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father?
8
If you are not punished, as all his children are, it means you are not real children, but bastards.
9
In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!
10
Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness.
11
When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life.
ye are
Job 9:27
If I smile and try to forget my pain, all my suffering comes back to haunt me; I know that God does hold me guilty.
Job 9:28
Psalm 69:20
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none; for comfort, but I found none.
Psalm 119:28
I am overcome by sorrow; strengthen me, as you have promised.
Isaiah 61:3
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 26:37
He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. Grief and anguish came over him,
Romans 9:2
when I say how great is my sorrow, how endless the pain in my heart
Philippians 2:26
He is anxious to see you all and is very upset because you had heard that he was sick.
Hebrews 12:11
When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life.
James 4:9
Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom!
manifold
Psalm 34:19
Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;
John 16:33
I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"
Acts 14:22
They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. "We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God," they taught.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
9
For it seems to me that God has given the very last place to us apostles, like people condemned to die in public as a spectacle for the whole world of angels and of human beings.
10
For Christ's sake we are fools; but you are wise in union with Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! We are despised, but you are honored!
11
To this very moment we go hungry and thirsty; we are clothed in rags; we are beaten; we wander from place to place;
12
we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
13
when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!
2 Corinthians 4:7-11
7
Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.
8
We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;
9
there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
10
At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies.
11
Throughout our lives we are always in danger of death for Jesus' sake, in order that his life may be seen in this mortal body of ours.
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
23
Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman---but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.
24
Five times I was given the thirty-nine lashes by the Jews;
25
three times I was whipped by the Romans; and once I was stoned. I have been in three shipwrecks, and once I spent twenty-four hours in the water.
26
In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.
27
There has been work and toil; often I have gone without sleep; I have been hungry and thirsty; I have often been without enough food, shelter, or clothing.
Hebrews 11:35-38
35
Through faith women received their dead relatives raised back to life. Others, refusing to accept freedom, died under torture in order to be raised to a better life.
36
Some were mocked and whipped, and others were put in chains and taken off to prison.
37
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were killed by the sword. They went around clothed in skins of sheep or goats---poor, persecuted, and mistreated.
38
The world was not good enough for them! They wandered like refugees in the deserts and hills, living in caves and holes in the ground.
James 1:2
My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,