Acts 16:40
So they left the prison and went to Lydia’s house; and when they had seen the brothers and sisters, they encouraged and comforted them, and left.
Acts 16:14
A woman named
Acts 4:23
After Peter and John were released, they returned to their own [people] and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
Acts 12:12-17
When he realized what had happened, he went to the house of
Acts 14:22
strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Acts 16:2
Timothy was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair;
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-3
and so we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in [spreading] the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you [exhorting, comforting, and establishing you] in regard to your faith,