Be Happy And Rejoice In The Happiness Of Others

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

English “Rejoicing” emboldened in Romans 12:12 was translated from Greek verb 5463 chairo which subjectively means to spread cheer and happiness and objectively means to rejoice in being made cheerful and happy with one exception. Greek verb 5463 chairo was translated into seemingly disparate English words “hail” in the sense of greeting them cheerfully “greeting” in the sense of greeting them cheerfully “God speed” which is the exception and “farewell” in the sense of departing cheerfully as “farewell” in “Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you” into “rejoice” and “be glad” in “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy”. The exception applies to the 2 AM TV preacher who is bilking intellectually challenged human beings by telling them God will reward them ten fold when they send the TV preacher their hard earned money as exemplified by “God speed” in 2John 1:9-11 “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son” “If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed” “For he that biddeth him God speed  is partaker of his evil deeds” which exemplifies the bible’s encouragement of the “poor” and  disparagement of the “rich” and whereby God says to me sic ’em.