¹⁸ Then again one having the form of a man put his hand on me and gave me strength. And he said to me, O man greatly loved, have no fear: peace be with you, be strong and let your heart be lifted up. And at his words I became strong, and said, Let my lord say on, for you have given me strength.

¹⁶ Then one whose form was like the sons of men put his finger on my lips; and opening my mouth, I said to him who was before me, O my lord, because of the vision my pains have come on me, and I have no more strength.

³ Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

⁴ Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.

¹¹ Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

¹³ I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

¹⁶ That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;

⁹ And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

¹⁰ So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

²³ And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.

⁴³ And an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.

³² But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.

¹⁰ Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands.

¹⁸ Now while he was talking to me, I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth: but touching me, he put me on my feet where I had been.

⁶ Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

⁵ I might give you strength with my mouth, and not keep back the comfort of my lips.

¹⁵ And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.