And the disciples were filled with joy<n id="1" /> and with the Holy Spirit.p>

So<n id="1" /> they worshiped<n id="2" /> him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,<n id="3" />

I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

As I remember your tears, I long to see you,<n id="1" /> so that I may be filled with joy.

So<n id="1" /> they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

And while they still could not believe it<n id="1" /> (because of their joy) and were amazed,<n id="2" /> he said to them, &#8220;Do you have anything here to eat?&#8221;<n id="3" />

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.<n id="1" />

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of<n id="1" /> all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

The<n id="1" /> seed sown on rocky ground<n id="2" /> is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the seventy-two<n id="2" /> returned with joy, saying, &#8220;Lord, even the demons submit to<n id="3" /> us in your name!&#8221;<n id="4" />

that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth<n id="1" /> of their generosity.

<p class="bodytext">And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received<n id="1" /> the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison,<n id="1" /> and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly<n id="2" /> had a better and lasting possession.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful.<n id="1" /> But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness<n id="2" /> for those trained by it.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.p>

Those<n id="1" /> on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while,<n id="2" /> but<n id="3" /> in a time of testing<n id="4" /> fall away.<n id="5" />

When she recognized Peter&#8217;s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told<n id="1" /> them<n id="2" /> that Peter was standing at the gate.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him,<n id="1" /> so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.p>