Acts 13:52

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps Yahweh’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley.” He said, “Don’t send them.”

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.

He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looks toward the north; where there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

Always rejoice.

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that Yahweh’s Spirit will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever:

But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

There was great joy in that city.

Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.

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

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.