For David said about him, 'I saw the Lord before me at all times; he is near me, and I will not be troubled.

One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, "Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up,

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me

and said, 'Don't be afraid, Paul! You must stand before the Emperor. And God in his goodness to you has spared the lives of all those who are sailing with you.'

God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths;

because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.

Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.

When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.

To this the LORD replied, "If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again. If instead of talking nonsense you proclaim a worthwhile message, you will be my prophet again. The people will come back to you, and you will not need to go to them.

I will rescue you from the power of wicked and violent people. I, the LORD, have spoken."

and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age."

"When I go, you will not be left all alone; I will come back to you.

We want to remind you, friends, of the trouble we had in the province of Asia. The burdens laid upon us were so great and so heavy that we gave up all hope of staying alive.

From such terrible dangers of death he saved us, and will save us; and we have placed our hope in him that he will save us again,

But now I beg you, take courage! Not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost.

So take courage, men! For I trust in God that it will be just as I was told.

where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."

Jesus spoke to them at once. "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be afraid!"

I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"

After these things had happened, Paul made up his mind to travel through Macedonia and Achaia and go on to Jerusalem. "After I go there," he said, "I must also see Rome."

And now, in obedience to the Holy Spirit I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

in which I saw the Lord, as he said to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your witness about me.'

So they set a date with Paul, and a large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained to them his message about the Kingdom of God, and he tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.

So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had said this one thing: "How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors!

because this people's minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' "

So then, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who live in Rome.

I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles.

As a result, the whole palace guard and all the others here know that I am in prison because I am a servant of Christ.

But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.

For two years Paul lived in a place he rented for himself, and there he welcomed all who came to see him.

He preached about the Kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking with all boldness and freedom.

From the beginning I predicted the outcome; long ago I foretold what would happen. I said that my plans would never fail, that I would do everything I intended to do.

"Teacher," the disciples answered, "just a short time ago the people there wanted to stone you; and are you planning to go back?"

But if they walk during the night they stumble, because they have no light."