John 15:11

Good News Translation

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:11

After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.

Isaiah 62:4

No longer will you be called “Forsaken,” Or your land be called “The Deserted Wife.” Your new name will be “God Is Pleased with Her.” Your land will be called “Happily Married,” Because the Lord is pleased with you And will be like a husband to your land.

Jeremiah 32:41

I will take pleasure in doing good things for them, and I will establish them permanently in this land.

Jeremiah 33:9

Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city.”

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,

Luke 15:23

Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast!

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’”

Luke 15:5

When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders

Luke 15:9

When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, ‘I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!’

John 16:24

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.

John 16:33

I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”

John 17:13

And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the world so that they might have my joy in their hearts in all its fullness.

John 3:29

The bridegroom is the one to whom the bride belongs; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens, is glad when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This is how my own happiness is made complete.

Romans 15:13

May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:24

We are not trying to dictate to you what you must believe; we know that you stand firm in the faith. Instead, we are working with you for your own happiness.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Philippians 1:25

I am sure of this, and so I know that I will stay. I will stay on with you all, to add to your progress and joy in the faith,

1 Thessalonians 5:16

Be joyful always,

1 Peter 1:8

You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,

1 John 1:4

We write this in order that our joy may be complete.

2 John 1:12

I have so much to tell you, but I would rather not do it with paper and ink; instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you personally, so that we shall be completely happy.