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

1 Peter 5:10

Exhorting

We

Bible References

Confirming

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged the brethren with many words and strengthened them.

After spending some time there, he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

Exhorting

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts;

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Beloved, although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

We

Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

You are those who have continued with me in my trials.

Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and enter his glory?"

He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

"I have said all this to you so that you will not go astray.

and if children, then heirsheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, in order that we may also be glorified with him.

For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know.

So do not be ashamed to testify of our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

Here is a trustworthy saying: if we died with him, we will also live with him;

Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful even until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.