Encorajamento

10 You must not fear, for I am with you;

you must not be afraid, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you,

indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,

and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you.

When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned,

and the flame shall not scorch* you.

4 Because you are precious in my eyes,

you are honored, and I myself love you,

and I give people in place of you,

and nations in place of your life.

5 You must not fear,

for I am with you.

I will bring your offspring* from the east,

and I will gather you from the west.

4 You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed,

and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed,

for you will forget the shame of your youth,

and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

Judgment and Salvation

1 "I let myself be sought by those who did not ask;

I let myself be found by those who did not seek me.

I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name;

31 But* those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength.

They shall go up with wings* like eagles;

they shall run and not grow weary;

they shall walk and not be faint.

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,

"Whom shall I send?

And who will go for us?"

And I said,

"I am here!

Send me!"

9 Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go."*

9 Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go."*

16 And the people answered and said, "Far be it from us that we would forsake Yahweh to serve other gods, 17 for Yahweh our God brought us and our ancestors* from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and did these great signs before our eyes. He protected us along the entire way that we went, and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.

6 Be strong and be courageous; you should not be afraid, and you should not be in dread from their presence,* for Yahweh your God is the one going with you; he will not leave you alone and he will not forsake you."

8 Yahweh is the one going before you;* he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged."

Victory in Christ

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

15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, "Abba!* Father!"

2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.

5 Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement* with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,

11 For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you, 12 that is, to be encouraged together with you through our mutual faith*, both yours and mine.

13 I am able to do all things by the one who strengthens me.

6 convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it* until the day of Christ Jesus,

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day.

17 For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure and proportion*,

Treasure in Earthenware Jars

7 But we have this treasure in earthenware jars, in order that the extraordinary degree of the power may be from God and not from us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.

Controlled by the Love of Christ

11 Therefore, because we* know the fear of the Lord, we are attempting to persuade people, but we are revealed to God, and I hope to be revealed in your consciences. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, in order that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. 13 For if we are out of our senses, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we* have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died. 15 And he died for all, in order that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

16 So then, from now on we know no one from a human point of view*, if indeed we have known Christ from a human point of view*, but now we know him this way no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as if* God were imploring you through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him.

12 For if the eagerness is present according to what one has*, it is acceptable not according to what one does not have*.

Thanksgiving for God’s Compassion and Comfort

3 Blessed is 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, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

33 I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."

33 I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."

27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them* be afraid.

27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them* be afraid.

18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear includes punishment, and the one who is afraid has not been perfected in love.

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

28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

22 Cast your burden on Yahweh,

and he will sustain you.

He will never allow the righteous to be moved.*

4 Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil

because you are with me.

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

4 Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil

because you are with me.

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

A Declaration of Trust

1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

Yahweh is the refuge of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

14 Wait for Yahweh.

Be strong and let your heart show strength,

and wait for Yahweh.

24 Be strong and let your* heart show strength,

all you who wait for Yahweh.

8 I* will instruct you and teach you

in the way that you should go.

I will advise you with my eye upon you.

God Provides for and Protects His People

1 God is our refuge and strength,

a very sufficient help in troubles.

2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth change,

and though the mountains totter into the midst* of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam,

though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah

3 When* I fear, I trust you.

4 God, whose word I praise,

God I trust; I do not fear.

What can mere flesh do to me?

17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,

and establish for us the work of our hands,

yes, the work of our hands, establish it.

Trust in God’s Protection

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains;

whence will my help come?

2 My help is from Yahweh,

maker of heaven and earth.

8 I have set Yahweh before me always.

Because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken.

9 And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of distress.

10 And those who know your name will trust in you,

for you do not forsake those who seek you, O Yahweh.

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

6 in which you rejoice greatly, although* now for a short time, if necessary,* you are distressed by various trials,

Suffer for Doing What is Good

13 And who is the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good? 14 But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,*

11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other*, just as indeed you are doing.

11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other*, just as indeed you are doing.

24 And let us think about how to stir one another up to love* and good works, 25 not abandoning our meeting together*, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.

5 Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."*6 So then, we can say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.*

What will man do to me?"*

58 So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because you* know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Concluding Exhortations

13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act courageously, be strong.

Concluding Exhortations

13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act courageously, be strong.

7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.

20 Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do this! Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for Yahweh God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you and will not forsake you until all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.

17 Yahweh your God is in your midst;

a mighty warrior who saves.

He shall rejoice over you with joy;

he renews* you in his love;

he will exult over you with singing.

11 For I know the plans that I am planning concerning you,’ declares* Yahweh, ‘plans for prosperity and not for harm, to give to you a future and a hope.

23 In all toil, there is profit,

but the talk* of lips leads only to poverty.

17 And Jesus said to them, "Follow* me and I will make you become fishers of people." 18 And immediately they left their nets and* followed him.

2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

11 And the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

4 And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, "Moses, Moses." And he said, "Here I am."

16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" And he said, "Here I am."

Ananias Sent to Saul

10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named* Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" And he said, "Behold, here I am, Lord!"

38 So Mary said, "Behold, the Lord’s female slave! May it happen to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. 7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.