Study Desk

They were all terrified when they saw him. Jesus spoke to them at once, "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be afraid!"

Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, spoke a long time with them, giving them courage and strength.

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.

They took courage, and every one of them also ate some food.

So we are always full of courage. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home.

We are full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord.

I am so sure of you; I take such pride in you! In all our troubles I am still full of courage; I am running over with joy.

My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.

I do this in order that they may be filled with courage and may be drawn together in love, and so have the full wealth of assurance which true understanding brings. In this way they will know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope,

But Christ is faithful as the Son in charge of God's house. We are his house if we keep up our courage and our confidence in what we hope for.

Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward.

Yes, my children, remain in union with him, so that when he appears we may be full of courage and need not hide in shame from him on the Day he comes.

And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence.

Love is made perfect in us in order that we may have courage on the Judgment Day; and we will have it because our life in this world is the same as Christ's.

We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.