"These things I have spoken unto you," He said, "that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33. Christ did not fail, neither was He discouraged; and the disciples were to show a faith of the same enduring nature. They were to work as He had worked, depending on Him for strength. Though their way would be obstructed by apparent impossibilities, yet by His grace they were to go forward, despairing of nothing and hoping for everything. 24

"Dette har jeg talt til jer," sagde han, "for at I skal have fred i mig. I verden har I trængsel; men vær frimodige, jeg har overvundet verden." Joh. 16,33. Kristus svigtede ikke, og heller ikke blev han modløs; og disciplenes tro skulle vise sig at være lige så udholdende. De måtte arbejde, ligesom han havde arbejdet, og være afhængige af hans styrke. Skønt vejen undertiden ville være spærret og tilsyneladende umulig, så skulle de ved hans nåde gå fremad uden nogensinde at fortvivle, men altid håbende.