Jesus His Commandment

• Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

This Primary Bible reference is a unique Bible reference according to the words of Jesus, which best summarizes this step.

Commandment category: First Commandment

All Jesus His steps can be grouped into the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament (Exodus 20).

Direct Bible References

Extra direct Bible references which expands or explain the same step.

• Psalms 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Author: 'David')
• Psalms 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. (Author: 'David')
• Psalms 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. (Author: 'David')
• Zephaniah 3:14 ¶ Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. (Author: 'Zephaniah')
• Zechariah 9:9 ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Author: 'Zechariah')
• Luke 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. (Author: 'Angel')
• Romans 15:10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. (Author: 'Paul')
• Philippians 2:17-18 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. (Author: 'Paul')
• Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. (Author: 'Paul')
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore. (Author: 'Paul')
• 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. (Author: 'Peter')

Indirect Bible References

Extra, more indirect Bible references, relating to the same step.

• Psalms 5:12-13 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. (Author: 'David')
• Psalms 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. (Author: 'David')
• Song of Solomon 1:4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. (Author: 'Solomon')
• Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Author: 'Mary')
• Luke 10:17-20 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. (Author: 'Jesus')
• Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; (Author: 'Paul')
• Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (Author: 'Paul')

Example Bible References

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• 2 Chronicles 30:25-27
  And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. ¶ Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. (Author: 'Undetermined')
• Psalms 13:6
  I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. (Author: 'David')
• John 3:29
  He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. (Author: 'Jesus')
• John 16:21-22
  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. (Author: 'Jesus')
• Acts 13:52
  And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. (Author: 'Undetermined')
• Acts 20:22-24
  And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. (Author: 'Paul')

Wisdom Bible References

Wisdom Bible references will relate to one of the Wisdom Literare Books from the Old Testament.

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• Ecclesiastes 8:15
  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. (Author: 'Solomon')

Duplicate Bible References

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• Luke 6:22-23
  Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. (Author: 'Jesus')

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Superbook

Joy is down in the dumps because she’s due to have a her tonsils out. Superbook whisks the kids away to Philippi, where they encounter Paul and Silas preaching and being arrested for casting out a demon. Joy watches Paul’s behavior as he and Silas sing praises to God in prison! Paul and Silas are miraculously freed from prison by an earthquake, then share the Gospel with the jailer and his family. They believe and are baptized as believers in Jesus! Joy returns home and vows to try and be joyful even in the most dire circumstances, like Paul and Silas!

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John Piper - Jesus and the journey to joy

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