Colossians 1:11

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

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

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

We are his witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says Yahweh. ‘Be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ says Yahweh, ‘and work, for I am with you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

I will strengthen them in Yahweh; and they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.

that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

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

For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.

to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;

You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.

Therefore you shall keep the entire commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land that you go over to possess;

Your bars will be iron and bronze. As your days, so your strength will be.

Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

They will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.’ ” Even to him will men come. All those who raged against him will be disappointed.

Then one like the appearance of a man touched me again, and he strengthened me.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”