Joshua Is Commissioned

^23 (A)Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “^(B)Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the sons of Israel into the land which I swore to them, and ^(C)I will be with you.”

^13 (A)Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. ^(B)Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

²⁰ Then David said to his son Solomon, “^(A)Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. ^(B)He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

⁹ “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Let your hands be ^(A)strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the ^(B)prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, to the end that the temple might be built.

The Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, ^(A)be strong in the Lord and in ^(B)the strength of His might.