And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”
and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there.
When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
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