Acts 9:31

Saul In Jerusalem

³⁰ So when the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and from there sent him back to Tarsus. ³¹ So the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, and as it continued to be built up spiritually and to live in reverence for the Lord, it continued to increase in numbers through the encouragement that the Holy Spirit gave. ³² Now, as Peter was going here and there among them all, he finally went down to God's people who lived at Lydda.

Fear of God

Fear of the Lord

Holy Spirit

In Me

In the Fear of the Lord

Galilee

Judaea

Judea

Samaria

Acts 8:1

Saul heartily approved of his being put to death. So on that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except the apostles, were scattered over Judea and Samaria.

John 14:16-18

And I will ask I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper, to remain with you to the end of the age;

Romans 5:5

and hope never disappoints us; for through the Holy Spirit that has been given us, God's love has flooded our hearts.

Acts 6:7

So God's message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly; a large number, even of priests, continued to surrender to the faith.

Acts 12:24

But the message of the Lord continued to grow and spread.

Acts 16:5

So the churches through faith continued to grow in strength and to increase in numbers from day to day.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;

Romans 14:19

So let us keep on pursuing the things that make for peace and our mutual upbuilding.

Romans 15:13

May the hope-inspiring God so fill you with perfect joy and peace through your continuing faith, that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:9-15

for we belong to God as His fellow-workers; you belong to God as His field to be tilled, as His building to be built.

1 Corinthians 14:4-5

Whoever speaks in ecstasy builds up himself alone, but whoever prophesies builds up the congregation too.

1 Corinthians 14:12

So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church.

1 Corinthians 14:26

Then what is our conclusion, brothers? When you meet together, everybody has a song, something to teach, a revelation, an ecstatic utterance, or an explanation of one. It must all be for the upbuilding of all.

2 Corinthians 7:1

So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

2 Corinthians 10:8

For if I do boast a little too much about my authority, which the Lord gave me for building you up and not for tearing you down, I shall never have to blush for doing so.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Are you thinking all this time that I am defending myself to you? It is in the very presence of God and as one who is in union with Christ that I am speaking. And it is all for building you up, beloved, for I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, when I come I shall find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me.

2 Corinthians 13:10

This is why I am writing this while far away from you, that when I do come, I may not have to deal harshly with you in accordance with the authority which the Lord has given me, for building you up, not for tearing you down.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Ephesians 1:13-14

You too, as you have heard the message of the truth, the good news that means your salvation, and as you have trusted in Him too, have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 4:12

for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:16

For it is under His direction that the whole body is perfectly adjusted and united by every joint that furnishes its supplies; and by the proper functioning of each particular part there is brought about the growing of the body for its building up in love.

Ephesians 4:29

You must stop letting any bad word pass your lips, but only words that are good for building up as the occasion demands, so that they will result in spiritual blessing to the hearers.

Ephesians 5:21

keep on living in subordination to one another out of reverence to Christ.

Ephesians 6:18-19

Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,

Philippians 2:1

So, if there is any appeal in our union with Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if we have any common share in the Spirit, if you have any tenderheartedness and sympathy,

Colossians 1:10

so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God;

1 Thessalonians 5:11

So continue encouraging one another and helping one another in character building.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,

1 Timothy 1:4

to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith.

Hebrews 4:9

So a sabbath of rest is still awaiting God's people.

Jude 1:20

But you, dearly beloved, must continue to build yourselves up on the groundwork of your most holy faith and to pray in the Holy Spirit;