I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Acts 27:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor, and, indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, Do not be frightened, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you all those who are sailing with you. American Standard Version (1901) saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Cæsar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee. Common English Bible The angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar! Indeed, God has also graciously given you everyone sailing with you.’ Catholic Public Domain Version saying: 'Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar. And behold, God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. |
I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had settled.
But Laban said to him, “If you will allow me to say so, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you;
The chief jailer paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph’s care because the Lord was with him, and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.
From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.
He replied, “Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them.”
Your wickedness affects others like you, and your righteousness, other human beings.
Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will give the king the interpretation.”
Then the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, shall be like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not depend upon people or wait for any mortal.
and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the gentiles.
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble because they see the light of this world.
Now after these things had been accomplished, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. He said, “After I have gone there, I must also see Rome.”
That night the Lord stood near him and said, “Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.”
Now if I am in the wrong and have committed something for which I deserve to die, I am not trying to escape death, but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can turn me over to them. I appeal to the emperor.”
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape;
and the rest to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel;
One thing more: prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you.
Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last