Acts 15:32

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Summary

Acts 15:32

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

Being

Exhorted

Confirmed

1 Peter 5:10

Bible References

Being

"And it shall come to pass in the last days (saith God) that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Who, when he was come, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all with steadiness of heart to adhere to the Lord.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers, as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen who had been educated with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul;

For behold I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:

But having different gifts, according to the grace conferred upon us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith:

And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.

But he, that prophesieth, speaketh edification, and exhortation, and comfort to men.

which in other generations was not made known to men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be co-heirs,

And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry,

Slight not prophesyings:

Exhorted

And with many other words did he press and exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Who, when he was come, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all with steadiness of heart to adhere to the Lord.

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

And when he had spent some time there, he departed, and went in order through the country of Galatia and Phrygia strengthening all the disciples.

And having passed through those parts, and given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

he that distributeth, let him do it with integrity: he that presideth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

as ye know likewise, how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, as a father his children;

As to what remains therefore, my brethren, we intreat and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received instructions from us, how ye ought to walk and to please God, ye would abound therein more and more.

And admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be of a patient spirit towards all.

Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.

This then I exhort thee first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings he made for all men;

preach the word, be instant both in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and instruction.

Exhort the young men in like manner to be temperate:

The elders that are among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed; feed the flock of God that is among you,

Confirmed

And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches.

who will also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ;

to the edifying of the body of Christ:

and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you concerning your faith;

But may the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.