Browse 7 quotations connecting Paul the Apostle with Strength, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Galatians 6:9 in the King James Version; opening clause of the verse about perseverance.
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
The response to wrongdoing should not reproduce the same wrongdoing; goodness becomes a form of resistance rather than passivity.
Romans 12:21, King James Version.
“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.
Romans 8:31 in the King James Version.
