Acts 20:2
After traveling through those districts and giving the people a great deal of encouragement, he went on to Greece
Acts 2:40
He said much more besides in giving his testimony, and urged them to save themselves from that crooked age.
Acts 14:22
reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.
Acts 15:41
He traveled through Syria and Cilicia and strengthened the churches.
Acts 16:12
From there we went to Philippi, a Roman garrison town, and the principal place in that part of Macedonia. In this town we stayed for some days.
Acts 17:1
After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they reached Thessalonica, where the Jews had a synagogue.
Acts 17:10
The brothers sent Paul and Silas away immediately, in the course of the following night, to Berea. On arriving there they went to the Jewish synagogue.
Acts 20:6-7
while we sailed from Philippi after the festival of Unleavened Bread, and joined them at Troas five days later. There we stayed a week.
Acts 20:11
Then he went upstairs again, and broke the bread, and ate, and after a long talk with them that lasted until daylight, he went away.
Colossians 1:28
And in spreading the news of him, we warn everyone and teach everyone all our wisdom, in order to bring everyone to Christian perfection.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our appeal does not rest on a delusion, nor spring from any impure motive; there is no fraud about it.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
You know how, like a father with his children, we used to urge, encourage, and implore you
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Now, brothers, we ask and entreat you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to live as you learned from us that you must live, to please God??s indeed you are doing, only do it more and more.