¹¹ I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

¹³ But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

²⁴ Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

⁸ whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory--

¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

⁴ And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.

¹² Having many things to write to you, I don't want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.

³³ I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.

³² But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"

²³ Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

⁵ When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

¹⁷ Yahweh, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

⁹ [This city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure to it.

⁴¹ Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

⁴ You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.

¹¹ He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.

²⁴ Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

¹⁸ Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

²⁵ Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

¹⁶ Rejoice always.

⁹ When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'