John 16:20

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.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

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.

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.

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

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,

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 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 our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”

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

He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

“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.

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

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,

Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance; the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

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

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

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

knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

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

A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.

Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

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.

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’

They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.

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

When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,

He went out, and wept bitterly.

He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”

But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

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

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.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

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

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

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

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

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

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

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

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.