"Remember that you do not work alone. Ministering angels unite in service with every truehearted son and daughter of God. And Christ is the restorer. The Great Physician Himself stands beside His faithful workers, saying to the repentant soul, “Child, thy sins be forgiven thee.” Mark 2:5 , A.R.V. margin. MH 174.1"
"When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee."
Ellen White directly references Mark 2:5 in this passage.
"The last words of David to Solomon, then a young man, and soon to receive the crown of Israel, were, “Be ... strong, ... and show thyself a man.” 1 Kings 2:2 . To every child of humanity, the candidate for an immortal crown, are these words of inspiration spoken, “Be ... strong, ... and show thyself a man.” MH 174.4"
"I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;"
Ellen White directly references 1 Kings 2:2 in this passage.
"The self-indulgent must be led to see and feel that great moral renovation is necessary if they would be men. God calls upon them to arouse and in the strength of Christ win back the God-given manhood that has been sacrificed through sinful indulgence. MH 174.5"
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."
The EGW passage directly echoes the call to strength in the Lord to overcome weakness, aligning with the principle in Ephesians 6:10.
"Feeling the terrible power of temptation, the drawing of desire that leads to indulgence, many a man cries in despair, “I cannot resist evil.” Tell him that he can, that he must resist. He may have been overcome again and again, but it need not be always thus. He is weak in moral power, controlled by the habits of a life of sin. His promises and resolutions are like ropes of sand. The knowledge of his broken promises and forfeited pledges weakens his confidence in his own sincerity and causes him to feel that God cannot accept him or work with his efforts. But he need not despair. MH 174.6"
"O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"
Both passages address the struggle against sin and the feeling of helplessness, with Romans 7:24 expressing the despair that EGW addresses.