Study Desk

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."

But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, "Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also."

"Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

"Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

And the brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—

we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.