Those who mourn are blessed,(A)
for they will be comforted.

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Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.(A)

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22 So you also have sorrow[a] now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice,(A) and no one will rob you of your joy.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 16:22 Other mss read will have sorrow

22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C)

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I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.

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I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(A) I am greatly encouraged;(B) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(C)

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always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer,

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In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray(A) with joy

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25 Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,(A)

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25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

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17 But even if I am poured out(A) as a drink offering(B) on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 In the same way you should also be glad and rejoice with me.

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17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering(A) on the sacrifice(B) and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.(C) 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

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Knowing Christ

Finally, my brothers, rejoice(A) in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a protection for you.

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No Confidence in the Flesh

Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again,(A) and it is a safeguard for you.

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Practical Counsel

So then, my brothers, you are dearly loved and longed for—my joy and crown.(A) In this manner stand firm(B) in the Lord, dear friends.

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Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for,(A) my joy and crown, stand firm(B) in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Paul’s Ministry

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings(A) for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body,(B) that is, the church.

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Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(A) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(B) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(C)

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and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message(A) with joy from the Holy Spirit.

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You became imitators of us(A) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(B) with the joy(C) given by the Holy Spirit.(D)

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You rejoice in this,[a] though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials(A) so that the genuineness of your faith(B)—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire(C)—may result(D) in[b] praise, glory, and honor(E) at the revelation of Jesus Christ.(F) You love Him,(G) though you have not seen(H) Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice(I) with inexpressible and glorious joy,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:6 Or In this [fact] rejoice
  2. 1 Peter 1:7 Lit may be found for

In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C) These have come so that the proven genuineness(D) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(E)—may result in praise, glory and honor(F) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(G) Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(H) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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