Joshua Is Commissioned

^23 (A)Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “^(B)Be strong and courageous, for you will 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 ^[a]follow 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 “The Lord of armies says this: ‘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 armies was laid, so 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.