Laws Concerning Warfare

20 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and see ^(A)horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is ^(B)with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. ² And when you draw near to the battle, ^(C)the priest shall come forward and speak to the people ³ and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, ⁴ for the Lord your God is he who goes with you ^(D)to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, ^(A)who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

^58 (B)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in ^(C)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord ^(D)your labor is not in vain.

⁴ For ^(A)everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—^(B)our faith. ⁵ Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes ^(C)that Jesus is the Son of God?