"Truly,truly,I sayto you, that you will weepand lament,but the worldwill rejoice;you will grieve,but your griefwill be turnedinto joy.
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
You have turnedfor me my mourninginto dancing;You have loosedmy sackclothand girdedme with gladness,
For His angeris but for a moment,His favoris for a lifetime;Weepingmay lastfor the night,But a shoutof joy[comes] in the morning.
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
Then you will sayon that day,"I will givethanksto You, O LORD;For although You were angrywith me, Your angeris turnedaway,And You comfortme.
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,you whotrembleat His word:"Your brotherswho hateyou, who excludeyou for My name'ssake,Have said,'Let the LORDbe glorified,that we may seeyour joy.'But they will be putto shame.
"For I satisfythe wearyonesand refresheveryonewho languishes."
"But when the vine-growerssawthe son,they saidamongthemselves,'Thisis the heir;come,let us killhim and seizehis inheritance.'
"Blessedare thosewho mourn,for they shall be comforted.
Immediatelya roostercroweda second time.And PeterrememberedhowJesushad madethe remarkto him, "Beforea roostercrowstwice,you will denyMe three times."And he began to weep.
She wentand reportedto thosewho had beenwith Him, while they were mourningand weeping.
When He rosefrom prayer,He cameto the disciplesand foundthem sleepingfrom sorrow,
And he wentout and weptbitterly.
And followingHim was a largecrowdof the people,and of womenwhowere mourningand lamentingHim.
And He saidto them, "Whatare thesewordsthat you are exchangingwith one anotheras you are walking?"And they stood still,looking sad.
"But we were hopingthat it was He who was goingto redeemIsrael.Indeed,besidesallthis,it is the thirddaysincethese thingshappened.
"Blessed[are] you who hungernow,for you shall be satisfied.Blessed[are] you who weepnow,for you shall laugh.
"These thingsI have spokento you, sothat in Me you may havepeace.In the worldyou havetribulation,but take courage;I have overcomethe world."
"But becauseI have saidthese thingsto you, sorrowhas filledyour heart.
And when He had saidthis,He showedthem bothHis handsand His side.The disciplesthenrejoicedwhen they sawthe Lord.
Sothey went on their wayfrom the presenceof the Council,rejoicingthat they had been considered worthyto suffershamefor [His] name.
And not onlythis, but we alsoexultin Godthroughour LordJesusChrist,throughwhomwe have nowreceivedthe reconciliation.
as sorrowfulyetalwaysrejoicing,as pooryetmakingmanyrich,as havingnothingyetpossessingall things.
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
You alsobecameimitatorsof us and of the Lord,having receivedthe wordin muchtribulationwith the joyof the HolySpirit,
Considerit alljoy,my brethren,whenyou encountervarioustrials,
Nowto Him who is ableto keepyou from stumbling,and to make you standin the presenceof His gloryblamelesswith great joy,
And thosewho dwellon the earth[will] rejoiceoverthem and celebrate;and they will sendgiftsto one another,becausethesetwoprophetstormentedthosewho dwellon the earth.
"To the degreethat she glorifiedherselfand lived sensuously,to the same degreegiveher tormentand mourning;for she saysin her heart,I SIT[as] A QUEENAND I AMNOT A WIDOW,and will neverseemourning.'
