Bravery

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; — read the full passage →

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — read the full passage →

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. — read the full passage →

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the Saviour Jesus Christ:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:

Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel is spread through all the churches; — read the full passage →

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith. — read the full passage →

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, — read the full passage →

for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace; — read the full passage →

But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

The fear of Jehovahtendethto life; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil. — read the full passage →

Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. — read the full passage →

Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. — read the full passage →

And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets: — read the full passage →

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; — read the full passage →

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. — read the full passage →

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God. — read the full passage →

But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; — read the full passage →

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power: — read the full passage →

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. — read the full passage →

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him. — read the full passage →

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples: — read the full passage →

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. — read the full passage →

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness. — read the full passage →

and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters. — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. — read the full passage →

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. — read the full passage →

But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand. — read the full passage →

So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed. — read the full passage →

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, — read the full passage →