Acts 11:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Seen

And exhorted

Purpose

2 Corinthians 1:17

2 Timothy 3:10

Bible References

Seen

Then Jesus, when he perceived their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son your sins are forgiven."

And just as it is spreading through the whole world, bearing fruit and increasing, so also is it among you, from the day in which you heard it, and came truly to know the grace of God,

as I call to mind your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father.

Night and day when I recall your tears I am longing to see you, that my happiness may be complete.

By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.

And exhorted

When the congregation broke up, many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them, and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."

So Jesus spoke to the Jews that believed him, saying. "If you abide in my teaching, you are my true disciples;

"Abide in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine, no more can you, unless you abide in me.

I sent Timothy, my brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and to hearten you in your faith.

Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Do you therefore, beloved, because you know these things beforehand, be on your guard lest you be led astray by the error of the wicked, and so fall from your own stedfastness.

And now continue to abide in him, my children, so that when he shall appear we may have cheerful confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

Purpose

In purposing this did I display "caprice"? Or what I purpose do I purpose in a worldly way, so that it may mean either "Yes, yes," or "No, no"?

But you, Timothy, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aims, my faith, patience, love, endurance,