Acts 11:23
When he reached there and saw the spiritual blessing God had given them, he was delighted, and continuously encouraged them all with hearty purpose to continue to be devoted to the Lord;
Acts 13:43
and after the congregation had broken up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism allied themselves with Paul and Barnabas, and they kept talking to them and urging them to continue to rely on the unmerited favor of God.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the hearts of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, and warning them that it is through enduring many hardships that we must get into the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:26
and from there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had first been committed to God's favor for the work which they had finished.
Acts 20:24
But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.
Colossians 1:6
which reached you, and since it is bearing fruit and growing among you, just as it is all over the world, from the day you first heard of God's favor and in reality came to know it,
2 Timothy 3:10
But you, on your part, have faithfully followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.
Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
John 8:31-32
So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples,
John 15:4
You must remain in union with me and I will remain in union with you. Just as no branch by itself can bear fruit unless it remains united to the vine, so you cannot unless you remain in union with me.
Acts 15:40
But Paul selected Silas and set out, after the brothers had committed him to the favor of the Lord.
Acts 20:32
And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people.
1 Corinthians 15:58
So, my dear brothers, continue to be firm, incapable of being moved, always letting the cup run over in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the service of the Lord is never thrown away.
2 Corinthians 1:17
Now I did not resort to fickleness, did I, in planning that? Or, do I make my plans in accordance with worldly notions, to have my "Yes" mean "No," if I want it so?
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
for we can never for a moment before our God forget your energizing faith, your toiling love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-5
and so I sent my brother Timothy, God's minister in the preaching of the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
2 Timothy 1:4-5
to see you again, that I may feel the fullest joy
Hebrews 10:19-26
Since then, my brothers, we have free access to the real sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 10:32-39
But you must continue to remember those earlier days when first you received the light and then endured so great a struggle with persecution,
2 Peter 1:4-9
It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.
2 Peter 3:17-18
So, dearly beloved, since you have been forewarned, you must always be on your guard against being led astray by the errors of lawless men, and so against falling away from your present firmness;
1 John 2:28
And now, dear children, I repeat, you must continue to live in union with Him, so that if He is unveiled, we may have unshaken confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame when He comes.
3 John 1:4
I have no greater spiritual blessing than this, to hear that my children are living by the truth.