11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Joy
• Love

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Chr 29:9 — Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
• 1John 1:4 — And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
• 1John 1:4 — And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
• 1Pet 1:8 — Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
• 1Thess 5:16 — Rejoice evermore.
• 2Cor 1:24 — Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
• 2John 1:12 — Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
• 2John 1:12 — Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
• Deut 30:9 — And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rej
• Eph 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
• Isa 53:11 — He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
• Isa 62:4 — Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall
• Jer 32:41 — Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
• Jer 33:9 — And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness
• 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.
• John 15:9 — As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
• John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
• John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
• John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• John 17:13 — And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
• John 17:13 — And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
• Luke 15:5 — And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
• Luke 15:9 — And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
• Luke 15:23 — And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
• Luke 15:32 — It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
• Phil 1:25 — And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
• Rom 15:13 — Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
• Zeph 3:17 — The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
• Zeph 3:17 — The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.