Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.’ You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation,
Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I rejoice greatly in the Lord, I exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a groom wears a turban and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned.In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression. He is a type of the Coming One. But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by the one man’s trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man Jesus Christ overflowed to the many.And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgement, resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.If by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. So then, as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is justification leading to life for everyone.For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’
On that day it will be said, ‘Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’
Let the whole earth sing to the Lord. Proclaim his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.
Rejoice, heavens, for the Lord has acted; shout, depths of the earth. Break out into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and glorifies himself through Israel.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rejoice always,pray constantly,give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.
Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Then he said to them, ‘Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ ,
and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
and the ransomed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice
You have revealed the paths of life to me; you will fill me with gladness in your presence. ,
I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
Shout for joy, you heavens! Earth, rejoice! Mountains, break into joyful shouts! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
The Lord your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will be quiet in his love. He will delight in you with singing.’
Then the young women will rejoice with dancing, while young and old men rejoice together. I will turn their mourning into joy, give them consolation, and bring happiness out of grief.
So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns! ’ The voices of your watchmen – they lift up their voices, shouting for joy together; for every eye will see when the Lord returns to Zion.Be joyful, rejoice together, you ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is lifted up by the Lord. My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
‘Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and asked him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? ’ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’
but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify him.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #not from works, so that no one can boast.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.Trust in the Lord for ever, because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
and on that day you will say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name! Make his works known among the peoples. Declare that his name is exalted.Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things. Let this be known throughout the earth.
And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus #– #Otherwise, wouldn’t they have stopped being offered, since the worshippers, purified once and for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?he has inaugurated for us a new and living way through the curtain (that is, through his flesh ) #– #
Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.
He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had come to believe in God with his entire household.
If by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
‘Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgement but has passed from death to life.
The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,and if children, also heirs #– #heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ #– #if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent #– #Jesus Christ.
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them.
In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you. I will praise your name, for you have accomplished wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
Now this is what the Lord says – the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel – ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. ‘You are my witnesses’ – this is the Lord’s declaration – ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me. I #– #I am the Lord. Besides me, there is no Saviour. I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed – and not some foreign god among you. So you are my witnesses’ – this is the Lord’s declaration – ‘and I am God. Also, from today on I am he alone, and none can rescue from my power. I act, and who can reverse it? ’ This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: Because of you, I will send an army to Babylon and bring all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans in the ships in which they rejoice. I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.This is what the Lord says – who makes a way in the sea, and a path through raging water, who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty one together (they lie down, they do not rise again; they are extinguished, put out like a wick ) – ‘Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.Wild animals – jackals and ostriches #– #will honour me, because I provide water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people.The people I formed for myself will declare my praise. ‘But, Jacob, you have not called on me, because, Israel, you have become weary of me. You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings or honoured me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings or wearied you with incense. You have not bought me aromatic cane with silver, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities. ‘I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more. Remind me. Let’s argue the case together. Recount the facts, so that you may be vindicated.Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against me. So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary, and set Jacob apart for destruction and Israel for scorn.For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Saviour. I have given Egypt as a ransom for you, Cush and Seba in your place.
But the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:Today in the city of David a Saviour was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.
But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children #– #and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.This is how God’s children and the devil’s children become obvious. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother or sister. For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another,unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.If anyone has this world’s goods and sees a fellow believer in need but withholds compassion from him #– #how does God’s love reside in him?Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth. This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before himDear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.’
But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and he will deliver us. We have put our hope in him that he will deliver us again,
Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.