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Romans 12

Rom. 12:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Rejoice
chairo (Greek #5463)
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
KJV usage: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.
Pronounce: khah'-ee-ro
Origin: a primary verb
f with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
them that do rejoice
chairo (Greek #5463)
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
KJV usage: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.
Pronounce: khah'-ee-ro
Origin: a primary verb
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kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
weep
klaio (Greek #2799)
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
KJV usage: bewail, weep.
Pronounce: klah'-yo
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
them that weep
klaio (Greek #2799)
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
KJV usage: bewail, weep.
Pronounce: klah'-yo
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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1 Cor. 12:26• 26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with [it]: whether a member is glorified, all the members rejoice with [it]. (1 Cor. 12:26)

Cross References

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Rejoice.
Isa. 66:10‑14• 10Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her; rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her;
 11because ye shall suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; because ye shall drink out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
 12For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like a flowing stream; and ye shall suck, ye shall be borne upon the side, and be dandled upon the knees.
 13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
 14And ye shall see [this], and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants, and indignation toward his enemies. (Isa. 66:10‑14)
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Luke 1:58• 58And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard how [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her. (Luke 1:58)
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Luke 15:5‑10• 5and having found it, he layeth it upon his own shoulders rejoicing;
 6and having come to the house, he calleth together the friends and the neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
 7I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than over ninety and nine righteous, such as have no need of repentance.
 8Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, doth not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?
 9and having found it, she calleth together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.
 10Thus I say unto you, There is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner. (Luke 15:5‑10)
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Acts 11:23• 23who on arriving and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide by the Lord. (Acts 11:23)
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1 Cor. 12:26• 26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with [it]: whether a member is glorified, all the members rejoice with [it]. (1 Cor. 12:26)
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2 Cor. 2:3• 3And I wrote this very thing, that I might not on coming have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy, having trust in you all that my joy is [that] of you all. (2 Cor. 2:3)
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Phil. 2:17‑18,28• 17But if also I am poured out upon the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all;
 18and in the same thing do ye rejoice, and rejoice with me.
 28The more diligently therefore I sent him, that seeing him again ye may rejoice and I be the less sorrowful. (Phil. 2:17‑18,28)
weep.
Neh. 1:4• 4{i}And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that{/i} I sat down, and mourned certain days and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. (Neh. 1:4)
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Job 2:11• 11Now three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him, and they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11)
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Psa. 35:13‑14• 13But as for me, when they were sick, my garment [was] sackcloth:{HR}I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returneth into my bosom.
 14As if [he were] a neighbour, as if a brother to me,{HR}I have acted; like the mourning of a mother, mourning, I bowed down. (Psa. 35:13‑14)
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Jer. 9:1• 1Oh, that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! (Jer. 9:1)
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John 11:19,33‑36• 19and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary that they might comfort them concerning their brother.
 33Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that came with her weeping, was deeply moved in spirit, and troubled himself,
 34and said, Where have ye laid him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.
 35Jesus wept.
 36The Jews therefore said, Behold, how he loved him! (John 11:19,33‑36)
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2 Cor. 11:29• 29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is stumbled, and I burn not? (2 Cor. 11:29)
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Phil. 2:26• 26since he was longing after you all and uneasy because ye heard that he was sick. (Phil. 2:26)
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Heb. 13:3• 3Remember prisoners as bound with [them]; the ill-treated, as being yourselves also in a body. (Heb. 13:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.

W. Kelly Translation

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Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.