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1.
(
, 96), “not standing the test” (see
CAST
, C), is translated
“rejected” in 1 Cor. 9:27,
RV
; Heb. 6:8,
KJV
and
RV
. See
REPROBATE
.
2.
(
, 579), lit., “cast away” ( , “from,”
, “to throw”),
occurs in 1 Tim. 4:4,
RV
, “rejected” (
KJV
, “refused”). See
REFUSE
.¶
REJOICE
1.
(
&$
, 5463), “to rejoice,” is most frequently so translated. As to this verb,
the following are grounds and occasions for “rejoicing,” on the part of believers: in the
Lord, Phil. 3:1; 4:4; His incarnation, Luke 1:14; His power, Luke 13:17; His presence
with the Father, John 14:28; His presence with them, John 16:22; 20:20; His ultimate
triumph, 8:56; hearing the gospel, Acts 13:48; their salvation, Acts 8:39; receiving the
Lord, Luke 19:6; their enrollment in Heaven, Luke 10:20; their liberty in Christ, Acts
15:31; their hope, Rom. 12:12 (cf. Rom. 5:2; Rev. 19:7); their prospect of reward, Matt.
5:12; the obedience and godly conduct of fellow believers, Rom. 16:19,
RV
, “I rejoice”
(
KJV
, “I am glad”); 2 Cor. 7:7, 9; 13:9; Col. 2:5; 1 Thess. 3:9; 2 John 4; 3 John 3; the
proclamation of Christ, Phil. 1:18; the gospel harvest, John 4:36; suffering with Christ,
Acts 5:41; 1 Pet. 4:13; suffering in the cause of the gospel, 2 Cor. 13:9 (1st part); Phil.
2:17 (1st part); Col. 1:24; in persecutions, trials and afflictions, Matt. 5:12; Luke 6:23; 2
Cor. 6:10; the manifestation of grace, Acts 11:23; meeting with fellow believers, 1 Cor.
16:17,
RV
, “I rejoice”; Phil. 2:28; receiving tokens of love and fellowship, Phil. 4:10; the
“rejoicing” of others, Rom. 12:15; 2 Cor. 7:13; learning of the well-being of others, 2
Cor. 7:16. See
FAREWELL
,
GLAD
,
GREETING
etc.
2.
$
(
&$
, 4796), “to rejoice with” (
$
, and No. 1), is used of
“rejoicing” together in the recovery of what was lost, Luke 15:6, 9; in suffering in the
cause of the gospel, Phil. 2:17 (2nd part), 18; in the joy of another, Luke 1:58; in the
honor of fellow believers, 1 Cor. 12:26; in the triumph of the truth, 1 Cor. 13:6,
RV
,
“rejoiceth with.”¶
3.
(
1
, 21), “to reioice greatly, to exult,” is used, (I) in the active
voice, of “rejoicing” in God, Luke 1:47; in faith in Christ, 1 Pet. 1:8,
RV
(middle voice in
some mss.), “ye rejoice greatly”; in the event of the marriage of the Lamb, Rev. 19:7, “be
exceeding glad,”
RV
; (II), in the middle voice, (a) of “rejoicing” in persecutions, Matt.
5:12 (2nd part); in the light of testimony for God, John 5:35; in salvation received
through the gospel, Acts 16:34, “he rejoiced greatly,”
RV
; in salvation ready to be
revealed, 1 Pet. 1:6; at the revelation of His glory, 1 Pet. 4:13, “with exeeding joy,” lit.,
“ye may rejoice (see No. 1) exulting”; (b) of Christ’s “rejoicing” (greatly) “in the Holy
Spirit,” Luke 10:21,
RV
; said of His praise, as foretold in Ps. 16:9, quoted in Acts 2:26
(which follows the Sept., “My tongue”); (c) of Abraham’s “rejoicing,” by faith, to see
Christ’s day, John 8:56.¶
4.
$
(
' $ &
, 2165), in the active voice, “to cheer, gladden” (
$
, “well,”
, “the mind”), signifies in the passive voice “to rejoice, make merry”; it is translated
“to rejoice” in Acts 2:26,
RV
, “was glad,”
KJV
, “did … rejoice,” of the heart of Christ as
foretold in Ps. 16:9 [cf. No. 3, 11 (b)]; in Acts 7:41, of Israel’s idolatry; in Rom. 15:10
(quoted from the Sept. of Deut. 32:43, where it is a command to the Gentiles to “rejoice”
with the Jews in their future deliverance by Christ from all their foes, at the establishment