Then Levi made a great banquet for Him in his own house. And there was a great number of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them [to eat].

So he hurried and came down, and received Him, rejoicing.

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit which is increasing to your account.

Now concerning brotherly love you have no need [for me] to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

For indeed you do so toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you increase more and more,

For we have much thanksgiving and encouragement over your love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

What does it profit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Is that [kind of] faith able to save him?

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what [is] the benefit?

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

And becoming awake, the prison keeper, seeing the doors of the prison open, drawing a sword, he was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have escaped.

And asking for a light he rushed in, and coming trembling, he fell before Paul and Silas,

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,

Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip, and the eunuch did not see him any longer; and he went on his way rejoicing.

And in that day you shall say, I [will] bless You, O Lord; for You were angry with me, but You have turned aside Your wrath, and have pitied me.

Therefore draw water with joy out of the wells of salvation.

For you shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness; for the mountains and the hills shall exalt to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches.

On account of sin for a little while I grieved him and struck him, and turned away My face from him; and he was grieved, and he went on sorrowful in his ways.

I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;

Break your bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to your house; if you see one naked, clothe [him], and you shall not disregard the relations of your own seed.

Then shall you cry, and God shall hearken to you; while you are yet speaking He will say, Behold, I am here. If you remove from you the band, and the stretching forth of the hands, and murmuring speech;

and your God shall be with you continually, and you shall be satisfied according as your soul desires; and your bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain [from] which the water has not failed.

and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for He has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy; He has put a turban on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put [it] on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

for this my son was dead and came to life, and he was lost and was found.' And they began to be merry.

through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we received the reconciliation.

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

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

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

In which you greatly rejoice, [though for] a little while now, if need be, you have been distressed by various trials,

Whom not having seen, you love, in whom now not seeing, but believing, you rejoice with inexpressible joy and glorified,