Acts 14:22

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Summary

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Confirming

Exhorting

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General references

Genesis 49:23

Bible References

Confirming

And Judas and Silas being prophets, exhorted the brethren with much preaching, and strengthened them.

and departed unto Antioch, and when he had tarried there a while, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.

And therefore strengthen the weak hands, and comfort the feeble knees.

which shall strengthen you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and sent Timothy our brother and minister of God, and our labour fellow in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you over your faith,

The God of all grace - which called you unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus - shall his own self, after ye have suffered a little affliction, make you perfect: shall settle, strengthen, and establish you.

Exhorting

Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.

When the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and virtuous converts followed Paul and Barnabas, which spake to them and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my very disciples:

Abide in me, and let me abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

if ye continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, whereof ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven, whereof I, Paul, am made a minister.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.

We

The brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall arise against their fathers, and mothers, and shall put them to death,

Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me.

Ye are they which have bidden with me in my temptations.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"

He that loveth his life shall destroy it: And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.

These things have I said unto you because ye should not be offended.

If we be sons, we are also heirs: the heirs, I mean, of God: and heirs annexed with Christ. If so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.

For verily when I was with you, I told you before that we should suffer tribulation even as it came to pass, and as ye know.

Be not ashamed to testify our Lord, neither be ashamed of me, which am bound for his sake: but suffer adversity with the gospel also through the power of God,

It is a true saying: If we be dead with him, we also shall live with him;

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, must suffer persecutions.

Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you, as though some strange thing had happened unto you:

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

And I said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest." And he said unto me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation and made their garments large, and made them white in the blood of the lamb:

General references

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