My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}

{And} she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and {yet} possessing all things.

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

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

For his anger {endureth but} a moment; in his favour {is} life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning. {his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger} {for a night: Heb. in the evening} {joy: Heb. singing}

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

And he said unto them, What manner of communications {are} these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. {I waited...: Heb. In waiting I waited}

And not only {so}, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. {atonement: or, reconciliation}

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

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

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. {when...: or, he wept abundantly, or, he began to weep}

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

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

That the triumphing of the wicked {is} short, and the joy of the hypocrite {but} for a moment? {short: Heb. from near}

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, {from...: or, at home}

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Blessed {are ye} that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed {are ye} that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim {is} my firstborn. {supplications: or, favours}

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken {it}.

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them {his} hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the {wife} of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. {Cleophas: or, Clopas}

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest {it} in three days,

Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

For his anger {endureth but} a moment; in his favour {is} life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning. {his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger} {for a night: Heb. in the evening} {joy: Heb. singing}

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}

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

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Make us glad according to the days {wherein} thou hast afflicted us, {and} the years {wherein} we have seen evil.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD {shall be} a light unto me.

[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until {these} calamities be overpast. {Altaschith: or, Destroy not} {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm}

Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}

And he said unto them, What manner of communications {are} these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go {even} to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: {neither} let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. {wrongfully: Heb. falsely}

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, {and} not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Blessed {are ye} that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed {are ye} that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them {his} hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

{And} she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.