that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
I will make them strong in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name,” declares the Lord.
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.
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