10 Bible Verses about Joy I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13 NLT [Jesus] I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. – John 15:11 NIV Be always joyful. – I Thess. 5:16 BSB And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction. – I Thess. 1:16 NET You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence. – Acts 2:28 NLT You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures. – Psalm 16:11 CSB We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, – Colossians 1:11 NLT …Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. – Philippians 2:2 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4 BSB And not only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance – Romans 5:3 AMP