Staying Strong

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.

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

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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

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

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. — read the full passage →

The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

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

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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 afraid.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. — read the full passage →

Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, — read the full passage →

Let all your things be done with charity.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.