John | 16 | 22 | You have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. | NLT |
Philippians | 4 | 13 | For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. | NLT |
Revelation | 21 | 4 | He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever." | NLT |
Romans | 8 | 18 | Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later. | NLT |
Romans | 12 | 2 | Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. | NLT |
Psalms | 34 | 18 | The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit. | NLT |
Matthew | 11 | 28 | Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. | NLT |
Matthew | 11 | 29 | Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. | NLT |
Matthew | 11 | 30 | For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light." | NLT |
Psalms | 147 | 3 | He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds. | NLT |
Matthew | 5 | 1 | One day as the crowds were gathering, Jesus went up the mountainside with his disciples and sat down to teach them. | NLT |
Matthew | 5 | 2 | This is what he taught them: | NLT |
Matthew | 5 | 3 | "God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them. | NLT |
Psalms | 73 | 26 | My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 13 | And now, brothers and sisters, I want you to know what will happen to the Christians who have died so you will not be full of sorrow like people who have no hope. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 14 | For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus comes, God will bring back with Jesus all the Christians who have died. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 15 | I can tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not rise to meet him ahead of those who are in their graves. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 16 | For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 17 | Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. | NLT |
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 18 | So comfort and encourage each other with these words. | NLT |
John | 14 | 1 | "Don't be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me. | NLT |
Isaiah | 53 | 4 | Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins! | NLT |
Isaiah | 53 | 5 | But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed! | NLT |
Isaiah | 53 | 6 | All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all. | NLT |
Joshua | 1 | 9 | I command you--be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." | NLT |
Romans | 8 | 28 | And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. | NLT |
Matthew | 5 | 4 | God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 3 | All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 4 | He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 5 | You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 6 | So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 7 | We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share God's comfort. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 8 | I think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and completely overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 9 | In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God who can raise the dead. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 10 | And he did deliver us from mortal danger. And we are confident that he will continue to deliver us. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 11 | He will rescue us because you are helping by praying for us. As a result, many will give thanks to God because so many people's prayers for our safety have been answered. | NLT |
2 Corinthians | 1 | 12 | We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 1 | 1 There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 2 | A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 3 | A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to rebuild. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 4 | A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 5 | A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 6 | A time to search and a time to lose. A time to keep and a time to throw away. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 7 | A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak up. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 8 | A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 9 | What do people really get for all their hard work? | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 10 | I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 11 | God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 12 | So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 13 | And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 14 | And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose in this is that people should fear him. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 15 | Whatever exists today and whatever will exist in the future has already existed in the past. For God calls each event back in its turn. | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 16 | I also noticed that throughout the world there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt! | NLT |
Ecclesiastes | 3 | 17 | I said to myself, "In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds." | NLT |