52 Bible Verses about Staying Strong

Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.

Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord!

This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.

Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

But as for you, be strong and don't get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."

If you faint in the day of trouble, your strength is small!

He said to me, "Don't be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!" When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, "Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength."

He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But as for me, God's presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.

who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

"I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people."

Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust --

For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

I am safe, and among the worshipers I will praise the Lord.

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

"The Lord who rules over all also says, 'Gather strength, you who are listening to these words today from the mouths of the prophets who were there at the founding of the house of the Lord who rules over all, so that the temple might be built.

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, "Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won't get done." So now, strengthen my hands!

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

to finish what you started, so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, you can also complete it according to your means.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that -- whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent -- I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt's many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.