Joy - There's A Scripture For That (NIV) Version

For the joy set before him he endured the cross

Synonyms for Joy: happiness, delight, bliss, triumph, gladness, ecstasy, felicity, elation, enjoyment, euphoria, glee, cheerfulness, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, joyfulness, jubilation, rapture, ebullience, and pleasure

Psalm 97:11 (NIV)
Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

Psalm 98:4 (NIV)
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;

Psalm 119:111 (NIV)
Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 126:1-2 (NIV)
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. 2. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Psalm 126:6 (NIV)
Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.

Proverbs 12:20 (NIV)
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

Proverbs 14:10 (NIV)
Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Proverbs 15:21 (NIV)
Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

Proverbs 17:21 (NIV)
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 21:15 (NIV)
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 (NIV)
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:19 (NIV)
Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.

Isaiah 12:3 (NIV)
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 26:19 (NIV)
But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

Isaiah 29:19 (NIV)
Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 65:18 (NIV)
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.

Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV)
yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Matthew 13:19-20 (NIV)
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

Matthew 13:44 (NIV)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

John 16:21-22 (NIV)
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Romans 14:17 (NIV)
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23. gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Philippians 2:1-2 (NIV)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2. then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.

1 Thessalonians 1:6 (NIV)
You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 10:34
You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 13:17 (NIV)
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

James 1:2 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 1:8 (NIV)
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

Jude 1:24 (NIV)
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—

For the joy set before him he endured the cross

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