boldness

¹The impious flees, though no one pursues. But the just, like a confident lion, shall be without dread.

³¹preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which are from the Lord Jesus Christ, with all faithfulness, without prohibition.

³¹And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was moved. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they were speaking the Word of God with confidence.

¹²In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.

²⁹And now, O Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants that they may speak your word with all confidence,

¹²Therefore, having such a hope, we act with much confidence,

¹³Then, seeing the constancy of Peter and John, having verified that they were men without letters or learning, they wondered. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

⁶So then, we may confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.”

¹⁹and also for me, so that words may be given to me, as I open my mouth with faith to make known the mystery of the Gospel,

¹⁶Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.

⁹Behold, I am instructing you. Be strengthened, and be steadfast. Do not dread, and do not fear. For the Lord your God is with you in all things, wherever you may go.”

³On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul.

⁶Because of this, I admonish you to revive the grace of God, which is in you by the imposition of my hands. ⁷For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.

²⁰by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

⁷For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.

¹⁴And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us.

⁸Because of this, I have enough confidence in Christ Jesus to command you concerning certain things,

¹⁹And so, brothers, have faith in the entrance into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Christ, ²⁰and in the new and living Way, which he has initiated for us by the veil, that is, by his flesh, ²¹and in the Great Priest over the house of God. ²²So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water. ²³Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. ²⁴And let us be considerate of one another, so as to prompt ourselves to charity and to good works,