Bom ânimo
Tende bom ânimo! Jesus repetiu estas palavras aos seus discípulos em meio às tempestades. No mundo tereis aflições, mas Ele já venceu o mundo — e nos dá coragem para enfrentar tudo.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
And Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight."
fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!
On the day I called, you answered me;
my strength of soul you increased.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."
And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."
So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the Lord had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.
Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.