19 Bible Verses about Staying Strong

You people should be alert; stand firm in the faith; act like [godly] men; be [spiritually] strong.

Finally, be [spiritually] strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

He will also make you stand firm [in the faith] to the end [of your lives], so that you will be [considered] without just blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ [returns].

Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out]."

Each person should remain in the [same] state he was in when he was called [by God].

Now those of us who are strong [spiritually] should put up with [or, help] the failings of [spiritually] weak people, and not [simply] do what pleases ourselves.

So, may you, my son, be strengthened through the unearned favor that comes from [your fellowship with] Christ Jesus.

I have fought the good battle; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith [i.e., I have been true to my commitment].

so that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. [I pray] that you will be rooted and grounded in [your] love,

I have written to you little children [i.e., dear ones], because you have known the Father [as your God]. I have written to you fathers, because you have known Him [i.e., Christ], [who has existed] from the beginning. [See verse 13]. I have written to you young men, because you are [spiritually] strong and the word of God continues to live in your hearts, and you have overcome the [power of the] evil one [See verse 13].

In the same way, if [your] faith does not have [good] deeds [to accompany it], it is dead, [because it stands] alone.

So, now finish doing it also, so that just as you were eager to want to, you will also [be eager to] finish it, according to your ability.

So, [whatever happens], live your daily lives in such a way as to be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or remain absent from you, I will hear about you, that you are standing firm in one spirit [i.e., united in purpose, and] contending with one mind for the faith of the Gospel [i.e., for the body of Christian teaching].

rooted and built up in [your relationship to] Him, established by your faith [or, "in the faith"], just as you were taught, overflowing with thanksgiving.

And the child [i.e., Jesus] grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom and God's favor was upon Him.

This was so that your faith would not [have to] depend on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

For it is God's will that, by doing good, you should put to silence the ignorant [talk and actions] of foolish people.