Deu 31:23, 1Ki 2:2, 4, 1Ch 22:13, 28:9-21, Act 1:2, 1Ti 3:2 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said , Be strong and courageous , for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. I will be with you.

Deuteronomy 31:23

23 ^aAnd the Lord ^{▼▼Hebrew he} commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, ^c“Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. ^dI will be with you.”

1 Kings 2:2

2 ^e“I am about to go the way of all the earth. ^fBe strong, and show yourself a man,

1 Kings 2:4

4 that the Lord may ^gestablish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, ^h‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, ⁱto walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, ^jyou shall not lack ^{▼▼Hebrew there shall not be cut off for you} a man on the throne of Israel.’

1 Chronicles 22:13

13 ^lThen you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. ^mBe strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed.

1 Chronicles 28:9-21

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ⁿwhole heart and with a willing mind, ^ofor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^pIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 10 Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; ^qbe strong and do it.”

11 Then David gave Solomon his son the ^rplan of the ^svestibule of the temple, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks of the temple} and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the ^umercy seat; 12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, all the surrounding chambers, ^vthe treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; 13 for the ^wdivisions of the priests and of the ^xLevites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord, 14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, 15 the weight of the golden ^ylampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, 16 the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, 17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; 18 for the ^zaltar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the ^aacherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 19 “All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord, ^aball the work to be done according to the plan.”

20 Then David said to Solomon his son, ^ac“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished. 21 And behold the ^addivisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be ^aeevery willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.”

Acts 1:2

2 until the day when ^afhe was taken up, after he ^aghad given commands ^ahthrough the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

1 Timothy 3:2

2 Therefore ^aian overseer ^{▼▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1} must be above reproach, ^akthe husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or a man of one woman; also verse 12} ^amsober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, ^anhospitable, ^aoable to teach,