Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.'"

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

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He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive."