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For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — 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.

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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.

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

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: — read the full passage →

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.

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. — read the full passage →

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. — read the full passage →

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

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. — read the full passage →

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:

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.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

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.

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.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. — read the full passage →

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, — read the full passage →

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.

And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Thou shalt not kill.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

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

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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?

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. — read the full passage →

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. — read the full passage →

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. — read the full passage →

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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 →

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.