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But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Always rejoice.

Pray without ceasing.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day.

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves.

For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.