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Strong's Greek: 5479. χαρά (chara) -- Joy, gladness, delight
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It is often associated with the presence of the Holy Spirit and the believer's relationship with God. This joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and is characterized by a sense of inner peace and contentment that transcends worldly troubles.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, joy was often linked to external circumstances, such as success, wealth, or pleasure. However, the New Testament redefines joy as a spiritual state that is independent of external conditions. This Christian understanding of joy is deeply connected to the hope and assurance found in Jesus Christ, His resurrection, and the promise of eternal life. The early Christians experienced joy even amidst persecution and suffering, viewing it as a testament to their faith and the presence of God in their lives.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5479</b> <i>xará</i> (another feminine noun from the root <i>xar</i>-, "extend <i>favor</i>, lean towards, be favorably disposed") – properly, the awareness (of God's)<i> grace</i>, <i>favor</i>; <i>joy</i> ("grace recognized").</p><p class="discovery">[The etymological link between <a href="/greek/5463.htm">5463</a> <i>/xaírō</i> ("rejoice because of grace"), <a href="/greek/5479.htm">5479</a> <i>/xará</i> ("joy because of grace") and <a href="/greek/5485.htm">5485</a> <i>/xáris</i> ("grace") – i.e. that they are all cognates – is observed by <i>LS</i> (p 1,976), Zod (<i>Dict</i>), <i>CBL</i>, Wigram's Englishman's Greek Concordance (Ed. Ralph Winters), <i>Word Study Greek-English NT</i> (Tyndale, Ed. Paul McReynolds) – see also <i>DNTT</i> (2,356) and <i>TDNT</i> (9; 359,60).</p><p class="discovery"><i>TDNT</i> likewise groups them as cognates, referring to <a href="/greek/5479.htm">5479</a> (<i>xará</i>) as the noun-form (<i>nomen actionis</i>), discussing them separately in light of their distinct connotations.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5463.htm">chairó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>joy, delight<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>greatly (1), joy (54), joyful (1), joyfully (1), joyously (1), rejoicing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5479: χαρά</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χαρά</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">χαίρω</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> down, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">שִׂמְחָה</span> and <span class="hebrew">שָׂשׂון</span>, <span class="accented">joy, gladness</span>; a: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7, 10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/15-11.htm">John 15:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/16-22.htm">John 16:22, 24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/17-13.htm">John 17:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-8.htm">Acts 8:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">2 Corinthians 7:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">2 Corinthians 8:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-11.htm">Colossians 1:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-2.htm">Philippians 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/1-4.htm">1 John 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-12.htm">2 John 1:12</a>; opposed to <span class="greek2">κατήφεια</span>, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9</a>; opposed to <span class="greek2">λύπη</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2-3.htm">2 Corinthians 2:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a>; <span class="greek2">ὑμῶν</span>, i. e. the joy received from you, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">2 Corinthians 1:24</a> (opposed to the 'sorrow' which Paul on returning to Corinth would both experience and give, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2-1.htm">2 Corinthians 2:1-3</a>); <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πίστεως</span>, springing from faith, <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-25.htm">Philippians 1:25</a>; <span class="greek2">χαίρειν</span> <span class="greek2">χαράν</span> <span class="greek2">μέγαν</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/2-10.htm">Matthew 2:10</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 32, 2; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 131, 5); <span class="greek2">ἀγαλλίασθαι</span> <span class="greek2">χαρά</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8</a>; <span class="greek2">χαράν</span> (<span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span> <span class="greek2">χάριν</span>) <span class="greek2">πολλήν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐήξειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> with a dative of the thing, <a href="/interlinear/philemon/1-7.htm">Philemon 1:7</a>; <span class="greek2">πληροῦν</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a>; <span class="greek2">πληροῦσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-52.htm">Acts 13:52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1-4.htm">2 Timothy 1:4</a>; <span class="greek2">ποιεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span> <span class="greek2">χαράν</span> <span class="greek2">μεγάλην</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-3.htm">Acts 15:3</a>; <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, for joy, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-41.htm">Luke 24:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-14.htm">Acts 12:14</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> (<span class="greek2">ἔρχεσθαι</span>), <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-32.htm">Romans 15:32</a>; <span class="greek2">μετά</span> <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, with joy, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-20.htm">Matthew 13:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-8.htm">Matthew 28:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-16.htm">Mark 4:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-17.htm">Luke 10:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-52.htm">Luke 24:52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-4.htm">Philippians 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-29.htm">Philippians 2:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-34.htm">Hebrews 10:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 11, 33, 7; 22, 17, 12; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Hiero 1, 25); with <span class="greek2">πνεύματος</span> <span class="greek2">ἁγίου</span> added, joy wrought by the Holy Spirit, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:6</a>; <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">πνεύματι</span> <span class="greek2">ἁγίῳ</span>, joyousness caused by (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐν</span></span>, I. 6 (p. 211{b} bottom) and <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 133, 23) the Holy Spirit, <a href="/interlinear/romans/14-17.htm">Romans 14:17</a>; <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">2 Corinthians 7:4</a>; <span class="greek2">χαίρειν</span> <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">διά</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">χαίρω</span></span>, a.); also <span class="greek2">διά</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span> (a relative pronoun intervening), <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:9</a>; <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">ὅτι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a>; <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">ἵνα</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἵνα</span></span>, II. 2 d.), <a href="/interlinear/3_john/1-4.htm">3 John 1:4</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> by metonymy, <span class="accented">the cause or occasion of joy</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2</a>; (so <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-15.htm">2 Corinthians 1:15</a> <span class="manuref">WH</span> text <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading (others, <span class="greek2">χάρις</span>, which see 3 b.)); of persons who are one's 'joy': <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-19f.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/4-1.htm">Philippians 4:1</a>; of a joyful condition or state: <span class="greek2">ἀντί</span> ... <span class="greek2">χαρᾶς</span>, to attain to blessedness at the right hand of God in heaven, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>; the same idea is expressed in the parable by the words, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">χαρά</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κυρίου</span>, the blessedness which the Lord enjoys, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-21.htm">Matthew 25:21, 23</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gladness, joy<p>From <a href="/greek/5463.htm">chairo</a>; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight -- gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5463.htm">chairo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χαρα χαρά χαρὰ χαρᾷ χαραν χαράν χαρὰν χαρας χαράς χαρᾶς χάριν chara chará charà charā̂i charan charàn charas charâs charin chárin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀστέρα ἐχάρησαν <b>χαρὰν</b> μεγάλην σφόδρα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> exceedingly with great <span class="itali">joy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with exceeding great <span class="itali">joy.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> star they rejoiced [with] <span class="itali">joy</span> great exceedingly<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐθὺς μετὰ <b>χαρᾶς</b> λαμβάνων αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and immediately receives <span class="itali">it with joy;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> anon with <span class="itali">joy</span> receiveth it;<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> immediately with <span class="itali">joy</span> receives it<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῆς <b>χαρᾶς</b> αὐτοῦ ὑπάγει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and hid <span class="itali">[again]; and from joy</span> over it he goes<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and for <span class="itali">joy</span> thereof goeth<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">joy</span> of it goes<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>χαρὰν</b> τοῦ κυρίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> enter <span class="itali">into the joy</span> of your master.'<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> enter thou into <span class="itali">the joy</span> of thy lord.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">joy</span> of the master<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>χαρὰν</b> τοῦ κυρίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> enter <span class="itali">into the joy</span> of your master.'<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> enter thou into <span class="itali">the joy</span> of thy lord.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">joy</span> of the master<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φόβου καὶ <b>χαρᾶς</b> μεγάλης ἔδραμον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and great <span class="itali">joy</span> and ran<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and great <span class="itali">joy;</span> and did run to bring<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fear and <span class="itali">joy</span> great they ran<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐθὺς μετὰ <b>χαρᾶς</b> λαμβάνουσιν αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> immediately receive <span class="itali">it with joy;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it with <span class="itali">gladness;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> immediately with <span class="itali">joy</span> receive it<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἔσται <b>χαρά</b> σοι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">You will have joy</span> and gladness,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou shalt have <span class="itali">joy</span> and gladness;<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And he will be <span class="itali">joy</span> to you and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖν <b>χαρὰν</b> μεγάλην ἥτις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of great <span class="itali">joy</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of great <span class="itali">joy,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I bring good news to you <span class="itali">[of] joy</span> great which<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀκούσωσιν μετὰ <b>χαρᾶς</b> δέχονται τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the word <span class="itali">with joy;</span> and these<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the word with <span class="itali">joy;</span> and these<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they hear with <span class="itali">joy</span> receive the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δύο μετὰ <b>χαρᾶς</b> λέγοντες Κύριε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> returned <span class="itali">with joy,</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> returned again with <span class="itali">joy,</span> saying, Lord,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> two with <span class="itali">joy</span> saying Lord<p><b><a href="/text/luke/15-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι οὕτως <b>χαρὰ</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you that in the same way, <span class="itali">there will be [more] joy</span> in heaven<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that likewise <span class="itali">joy</span> shall be in<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that thus <span class="itali">joy</span> in<p><b><a href="/text/luke/15-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῖν γίνεται <b>χαρὰ</b> ἐνώπιον τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I tell <span class="itali">you, there is joy</span> in the presence<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there is <span class="itali">joy</span> in the presence<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to you there is <span class="itali">joy</span> before the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:41</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῆς <b>χαρᾶς</b> καὶ θαυμαζόντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it] because <span class="itali">of their joy</span> and amazement,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> believed not for <span class="itali">joy,</span> and wondered,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">joy</span> and were wondering<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰερουσαλὴμ μετὰ <b>χαρᾶς</b> μεγάλης </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Jerusalem with great <span class="itali">joy,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with great <span class="itali">joy:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jerusalem with <span class="itali">joy</span> great<p><b><a href="/text/john/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 3:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀκούων αὐτοῦ <b>χαρᾷ</b> χαίρει διὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, rejoices <span class="itali">greatly</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> rejoiceth <span class="itali">greatly</span> because<br><a href="/interlinear/john/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hears him <span class="itali">with joy</span> rejoices because of<p><b><a href="/text/john/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 3:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν ἡ <b>χαρὰ</b> ἡ ἐμὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this <span class="itali">joy</span> of mine<br><a href="/kjvs/john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this my <span class="itali">joy</span> therefore is fulfilled.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> then the <span class="itali">joy</span> of me<p><b><a href="/text/john/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 15:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα ἡ <b>χαρὰ</b> ἡ ἐμὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to you so <span class="itali">that My joy</span> may be in you, and [that] your joy<br><a href="/kjvs/john/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that my <span class="itali">joy</span> might remain in<br><a href="/interlinear/john/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that <span class="itali">joy</span> my<p><b><a href="/text/john/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 15:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>χαρὰ</b> ὑμῶν πληρωθῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that My joy <span class="itali">may be in you, and [that] your joy</span> may be made full.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [that] your <span class="itali">joy</span> might be full.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">joy</span> of you might be full<p><b><a href="/text/john/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 16:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν εἰς <b>χαρὰν</b> γενήσεται </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be turned <span class="itali">into joy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be turned into <span class="itali">joy.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you to <span class="itali">joy</span> will turn<p><b><a href="/text/john/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 16:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τὴν <b>χαρὰν</b> ὅτι ἐγεννήθη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because <span class="itali">of the joy</span> that a child<br><a href="/kjvs/john/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the anguish, for <span class="itali">joy</span> that a man<br><a href="/interlinear/john/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on account of the <span class="itali">joy</span> that has been born<p><b><a href="/text/john/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 16:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὴν <b>χαρὰν</b> ὑμῶν οὐδεὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [will] take <span class="itali">your joy</span> away<br><a href="/kjvs/john/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and your <span class="itali">joy</span> no man taketh<br><a href="/interlinear/john/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">joy</span> of you no one<p><b><a href="/text/john/16-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 16:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα ἡ <b>χαρὰ</b> ὑμῶν ᾖ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that your joy</span> may be made full.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that your <span class="itali">joy</span> may be full.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/16-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that the <span class="itali">joy</span> of you might be<p><b><a href="/text/john/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 17:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔχωσιν τὴν <b>χαρὰν</b> τὴν ἐμὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that they may have <span class="itali">My joy</span> made full<br><a href="/kjvs/john/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they might have my <span class="itali">joy</span> fulfilled in<br><a href="/interlinear/john/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they might have <span class="itali">joy</span> my<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ πολλὴ <b>χαρὰ</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there was much <span class="itali">rejoicing</span> in that city.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there was great <span class="itali">joy</span> in that<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover great <span class="itali">joy</span> in the<p><b><a href="/greek/5479.htm">Strong's Greek 5479</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5479.htm">59 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chara_5479.htm">χαρά — 23 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/charan_5479.htm">χαρὰν — 14 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/charas_5479.htm">χαρᾶς — 22 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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