Acts 14:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

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

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.

who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort 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, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Exhorting

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,

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

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide 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, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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

We

Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,

Then Jesus told 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 stayed with me in my trials,

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

"I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.

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

For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,

The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have 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 trial when it 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 unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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

General references

The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely,