²⁶ And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.

¹² But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.

²² Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

²³ And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

³ And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

⁴ And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

⁵ And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

⁶ For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.

³³ I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

¹⁷ The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.

¹⁰ Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

¹⁶ For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.

¹⁷ For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

¹⁸ While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

²⁴ Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

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

³¹ What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

¹¹ For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

¹⁰ Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

³⁵ So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.

⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

¹ <A Song of the going up.> In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.

⁵ Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.

³¹ But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

⁶ I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.

⁹ But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.