Quotes About Courage

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.

When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

and said, ëDo not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.í

So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.

So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”