Bible Cross References
sorrowful
2 Corinthians 2:4
I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears; my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all.
2 Corinthians 7:3-10
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I do not say this to condemn you; for, as I have said before, you are so dear to us that we are always together, whether we live or die.
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I am so sure of you; I take such pride in you! In all our troubles I am still full of courage; I am running over with joy.
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Even after we arrived in Macedonia, we did not have any rest. There were troubles everywhere, quarrels with others, fears in our hearts.
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But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the coming of Titus.
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It was not only his coming that cheered us, but also his report of how you encouraged him. He told us how much you want to see me, how sorry you are, how ready you are to defend me; and so I am even happier now.
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For even if that letter of mine made you sad, I am not sorry I wrote it. I could have been sorry when I saw that it made you sad for a while.
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But now I am happy---not because I made you sad, but because your sadness made you change your ways. That sadness was used by God, and so we caused you no harm.
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For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.
Matthew 5:4
"Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!
Matthew 5:12
Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
Luke 6:21
"Happy are you who are hungry now; you will be filled! "Happy are you who weep now; you will laugh!
John 16:22
That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.
Acts 5:41
As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.
Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Romans 5:2
He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory!
Romans 5:3
We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance,
Romans 9:2
when I say how great is my sorrow, how endless the pain in my heart
Romans 12:15
Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.
Romans 15:13
May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 4:4
May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!
1 Thessalonians 3:7-10
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So, in all our trouble and suffering we have been encouraged about you, friends. It was your faith that encouraged us,
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because now we really live if you stand firm in your life in union with the Lord.
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Now we can give thanks to our God for you. We thank him for the joy we have in his presence because of you.
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Day and night we ask him with all our heart to let us see you personally and supply what is needed in your faith.
1 Thessalonians 5:16
Hebrews 10:34
You shared the sufferings of prisoners, and when all your belongings were seized, you endured your loss gladly, because you knew that you still possessed something much better, which would last forever.
James 1:2-4
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My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,
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for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.
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Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
1 Peter 1:6-8
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Be glad about this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer.
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Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,
1 Peter 4:13
Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed.
making
2 Corinthians 4:7
Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.
2 Corinthians 8:9
You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.
Romans 11:12
The sin of the Jews brought rich blessings to the world, and their spiritual poverty brought rich blessings to the Gentiles. Then, how much greater the blessings will be when the complete number of Jews is included!
Ephesians 3:8
I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,
Ephesians 3:16
I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves,
Colossians 3:16
Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
Revelation 2:9
I know your troubles; I know that you are poor---but really you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not; they are a group that belongs to Satan!
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2 Corinthians 4:15
All this is for your sake; and as God's grace reaches more and more people, they will offer to the glory of God more prayers of thanksgiving.
Psalm 84:11
The LORD is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.
Proverbs 16:16
It is better---much better---to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
Matthew 6:19
"Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20
Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.
Luke 16:11
If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?
Luke 16:12
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
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No one, then, should boast about what human beings can do. Actually everything belongs to you:
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Paul, Apollos, and Peter; this world, life and death, the present and the future---all these are yours,
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and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
1 Timothy 4:8
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.
Revelation 21:7
Those who win the victory will receive this from me: I will be their God, and they will be my children.