Quotes About Joy

Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

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

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”í

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!í

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.í

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of Godís angels over one sinner who repents.”

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

ëYour brother has returned,í he said, ëand your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.í

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.í”

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”