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

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

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

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

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

Exhorting

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

We

"Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

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

But you are those who have continued with me in my trials.

Didn't the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?"

He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

"These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

This saying is faithful: "For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

I told him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood.

General references

The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him: