Genesis 21:6
21:6 Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
Luke 1:13-14
1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you
will name him John.
1:14 Joy and gladness will come
to you, and many will rejoice at
his birth,
Luke 1:58
1:58 Her
neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown
great mercy to her, and they rejoiced
with her.
Luke 6:21-25
6:21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.
6:25 “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.