Thematic Bible: Example of steadfastness


Thematic Bible



But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.


But the prophet said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place.

He was loyal to the Lord and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to Moses.


But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.




Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.


He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.


But Peter and John replied, "Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide, for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."


But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don't serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected."


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