saying,'Do not be afraid,Paul;you muststand beforeCaesar;and behold,Godhas grantedyou allthosewho are sailingwith you.'
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
Thus it cameabout, when Goddestroyedthe citiesof the valley,that GodrememberedAbraham,and sentLotout of the midstof the overthrow,when He overthrewthe citiesin whichLotlived.
But Labansaidto him, "Ifnowit pleasesyou, [stay with me]; I have divinedthat the LORDhas blessedme on your account."
The chiefjailerdid not superviseanythingunder Joseph's chargebecausethe LORDwas with him; and whateverhe did,the LORDmade to prosper.
It cameabout that from the timehe madehim overseerin his houseand overallthat he owned,the LORDblessedthe Egyptian'shouseon accountof Joseph;thus the LORD'Sblessingwas upon allthat he owned,in the houseand in the field.
He said,"I am God,the Godof your father;do not be afraidto godownto Egypt,for I will makeyou a greatnationthere.
Then Elijahsaidto her, "Do not fear;go,doas you have said,but makeme a littlebreadcakefrom it firstand bring[it] out to me, and afterwardyou may make[one] for yourself and for your son.
So he answered,"Do not fear,for those whoare with us are morethanthose whoare with them."
"Your wickednessis for a manlikeyourself, And your righteousnessis for a sonof man.
You drewnearwhenI calledon You; You said,"Do not fear!"
Therefore,Danielwentin to Arioch,whomthe kinghad appointedto destroythe wisemenof Babylon;he wentand spoketo him as follows:"Do not destroythe wisemenof Babylon!Takeme into the king'spresence,and I will declarethe interpretationto the king."
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
and you will evenbe broughtbeforegovernorsand kingsfor My sake,as a testimonyto them and to the Gentiles.
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
Jesusanswered,"Are therenot twelvehoursin the day?Ifanyonewalksin the day,he does not stumble,becausehe seesthe lightof thisworld.
Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
But on the night[immediately] following,the Lordstoodat his side and said,"Take courage;for as you have solemnly witnessedto My causeat Jerusalem,soyou mustwitnessat Romealso."
"If,then,I am a wrongdoerand have committedanythingworthyof death,I do not refuseto die;but ifnoneof those things is [true] of whichthese menaccuseme, no onecanhandme over to them. I appealto Caesar."
Paulsaidto the centurionand to the soldiers,"Unlessthese menremainin the ship,you yourselvescannotbe saved."
Allof us in the shipwere two hundredand seventy-sixpersons.
The soldiers'planwas to killthe prisoners,so that none[of them] would swim awayand escape;
and the rest[should follow], someon planks,and otherson various thingsfrom the ship.And soit happenedthat they allwere brought safelyto land.
But the Lordsaidto him, "Go,for he is a choseninstrumentof Mine,to bearMy namebeforethe Gentilesand kingsand the sonsof Israel;
At the same timealsoprepareme a lodging,for I hopethat throughyour prayersI will be givento you.
Therefore,confessyour sinsto oneanother,and prayfor one anothersothat you may be healed.The effectiveprayerof a righteous mancanaccomplishmuch.
WhenI sawHim, I fellat His feetlikea dead man.And He placedHis right handon me, saying,"Do not be afraid;I amthe firstand the last,
