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joy, joyful

Definition:

Joy is a feeling of delight or deep satisfaction that comes from God. The related term "joyful" describes a person who feels very glad and is full of deep happiness.

• A person feels joy when he has a deep sense that what he is experiencing is very good.
• God is the one who gives true joy to people.
• Having joy does not depend on pleasant circumstances. God can give people joy even when very difficult things are happening in their lives.
• Sometimes places are described as joyful, such as houses or cities. This means that the people who live there are joyful.

Translation Suggestions:

• The term "joy" could also be translated as "gladness" or "delight" or "great happiness."
• The phrase, "be joyful" could be translated as "rejoice" or "be very glad" or it could be translated "be very happy in God's goodness."
• A person who is joyful could be described as "very happy" or "delighted" or "deeply glad."
• A phrase such as "make a joyful shout" could be translated as "shout in a way that shows you are very happy."
• A "joyful city" or "joyful house" could be translated as "city where joyful people live" or "house full of joyful people" or "city whose people are very happy." (See: metonymy)

(See also: rejoice)

Bible References:

• 1 Thessalonians 01:6-7
• 3 John 01:1-4
• Galatians 05:22-24
• Isaiah 56:6-7
• James 01:1-3
• Jeremiah 15:15-16
• Matthew 02:9-10
• Nehemiah 08:9-10
• Philemon 01:4-7
• Psalm 048:1-3
• Romans 15:30-32

Examples from the Bible stories:

• 33:07 "The rocky ground is a person who hears God's word and accepts it with joy."
• 34:04 "The kingdom of God is also like hidden treasure that someone hid in a field.. Another man found the treasure and then buried it again. He was so filled with joy, that he went and sold everything he had and used the money to buy that field."
• 41:07 The women were full of fear and great joy. They ran to tell the disciples the good news.