I hereby commend you.
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be frightened or dismayed.
For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
God is our refuge and strength.
And ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
must be sincere.
Be
devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Never be lacking in zeal,
but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord.
Be joyful in hope,
patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,
in reproaches,
in necessities and persecutions,
in distresses for Christ's sake.
For when I am weak,
then I am strong.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with thy might.
There is no work,
nor device,
nor knowledge,
nor wisdom in the grave.
Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.