We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.