Browse 6 quotations connecting Paul the Apostle with Courage, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
Each quotation is included because its central idea connects with this theme, not simply because one matching word appears in the sentence.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 16:13, King James Bible — 2 Corinthians 4:8, King James Bible — 2 Timothy 1:7. Keeping the work and source note beside each quotation makes differences in setting, speaker and emphasis easier to see.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 16:13, King James Bible — 2 Corinthians 4:8, King James Bible — 2 Timothy 1:7.
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
The sequence emphasizes alertness, steadiness, and strength, presenting courage as sustained conduct rather than one dramatic moment.
Source note: 1 Corinthians 16:13 in the King James Version.
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.”
Pressure is acknowledged without allowing pressure to become the whole story; difficulty and endurance are held together.
Source note: 2 Corinthians 4:8 in the King James Version; opening contrast in a sequence about affliction and endurance.
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Courage is balanced with love and sound judgment, keeping strength from being confused with recklessness or aggression.
Source note: 2 Timothy 1:7 in the King James Version.
“Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
Strength is treated as something received and practiced for demanding circumstances, not merely a personality trait.
Source note: Ephesians 6:10 in the King James Version; opening command before the armor metaphor.
“Let us not be weary in well doing.”
Courage can look like continuing useful work after enthusiasm fades, especially when results are delayed rather than immediately visible.
Source note: Galatians 6:9 in the King James Version; opening clause of the verse about perseverance.
“If God be for us, who can be against us?”
The rhetorical question is designed to reduce fear of opposition by shifting attention toward a larger source of confidence.
Source note: Romans 8:31 in the King James Version.