chara denotes experienced gladness, expressed in rejoicing, fulfillment, and response to good news or restored fellowship.

The occurrences show a single broad use: experienced gladness or delight, whether it accompanies receiving a message, hearing welcome news, seeing someone again, or anticipating a desired outcome. The term can be described as great, complete, full, or inexpressible, and it is set against grief, mourning, and painful circumstances in several clauses.

1. Experienced gladness and fulfilled delight · dominant

   Across the cited verses, the noun names gladness connected with concrete events and relationships: in Acts 12:14 the APB renders a woman’s response to recognizing Peter’s voice as acting “in her joy,” and in Acts 15:3 it describes the report of Gentile conversion as bringing “great joy.” It also marks gladness that is complete or full: John 16:24 speaks of asking and receiving so that joy may be complete, while John 16:20 says grief will turn into joy. In Hebrews 12:2, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause about joy set before Jesus and enduring the cross.

   Acts 12:14Acts 15:3John 16:20John 16:24Hebrews 12:21 Peter 1:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the noun with “joy,” including “great joy,” “complete,” and “full,” while related clauses also describe rejoicing or a movement from grief to joy. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English expressions indicate the verse-level presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.