Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
Acts 23:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, ‘Have courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary for you to testify in Rome.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [that same] following night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, Take courage, Paul, for as you have borne faithful witness concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome. American Standard Version (1901) And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. Common English Bible The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Be encouraged! Just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so too you must testify in Rome.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: "Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the night following the Lord standing by him, said: Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. |
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I will help you’ – this is the Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
Immediately Jesus spoke to them. ‘Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’
teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
Just then some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, ‘Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.’
because I have five brothers #– #to warn them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.”
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.’
The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, ‘Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.
After these events, Paul resolved by the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. ‘After I’ve been there,’ he said, ‘it is necessary for me to see Rome as well.’
For David says of him: I saw the Lord ever before me; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
‘And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,
since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
and saw him telling me, “Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.”
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ.
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.