⁷ But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

⁸ We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;

⁹ pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

¹⁰ always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

¹¹ For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

¹² So then death works in us, but life in you.

¹⁵ For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba{Abba is a Chaldee word for father or daddy, often used affectionately and respectfully in prayer to our Father in heaven.}! Father!"

¹⁷ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

²⁸ Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

¹³ I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

²² Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

¹² For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.

⁷ casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

¹⁶ Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

⁷ For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

³³ I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

⁹ Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; A high tower in times of trouble.

¹⁰ Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

¹¹ Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, And declare among the people what he has done.

⁸ I heard the Lord's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me!"

²⁴ Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

²⁵ not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

²⁶ For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

⁶ Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,

¹ > God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

² Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ Though the waters of it roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, The holy place of the tents of the Most High.

²⁰ David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

³ When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

⁴ In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

¹³ Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

¹⁷ For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

²⁸ "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

¹⁷ Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; Establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."

¹⁸ Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

¹⁹ Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

¹¹ Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

²³ In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

⁵ Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."

⁶ So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

⁷ Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

¹ I am inquired of by those who didn't ask; I am found by those who didn't seek me: I said, See me, see me, to a nation that was not called by my name.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

¹² For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

¹³ For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

¹⁵ He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

¹⁶ Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

¹⁷ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

¹⁸ But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁹ namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

²¹ For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

¹³ Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

¹⁴ But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

¹ > Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

⁴ Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood shall you remember no more.

¹⁷ Yahweh, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

³⁸ Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁴ Since you have been precious in my sight, [and] honorable, and I have loved you; therefore will I give men in your place, and peoples instead of your life.

⁴ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

²⁴ Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in Yahweh.

¹⁰ 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.

² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle on you.

⁶ "Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins{An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour's wages for an agricultural laborer.}? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

⁷ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

⁸ "I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

⁴ who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

⁵ Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,

¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

¹² that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

¹³ Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

⁵ Don't be afraid; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;

² Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹⁴ Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

³¹ but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

⁸ I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

¹ > I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

² My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.

³ He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."

³¹ What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?