"Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.

And all at once some men were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a couch. And because He saw their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Cheer up, my child, your sins are forgiven."

And Jesus, on turning and seeing her, said, "Cheer up, my daughter! Your faith has cured you." And from that moment the woman was well.

So Jesus stopped and said, "Tell him to come here." Then they told the blind man, saying, "Cheer up! Get up! He is calling for you."

and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother.

So the Jews who were with her in the house sympathizing with her, when they saw Mary jump up and go out, followed her, because they supposed that she was going to the grave to pour out her grief there.

I have told you these things, that you through union with me may have peace. In the world you have trouble, but be courageous! I have conquered the world."

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.

After getting out of jail, they went to Lydia's house; they saw the brothers and encouraged them, and then left town.

in other words, that we may be mutually encouraged, while I am with you, by one another's faith, yours and mine.

by whom we have an introduction through faith into this state of God's favor, in which we safely stand; and let us continue exulting in the hope of enjoying the glorious presence of God. And not only that, but this too: let us continue exulting in our sufferings, for we know that suffering produces endurance, read more. and endurance, tested character, and tested character, hope, and hope never disappoints us; for through the Holy Spirit that has been given us, God's love has flooded our hearts.

For everything that was written in the earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by our patient endurance and through the encouragement the Scriptures bring we might continuously cherish our hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father and the all-comforting God, who comforts me in every sorrow I have, so that I can comfort people who are in sorrow with the comfort with which I am comforted by God. read more. For just as my sufferings for Christ are running over the cup, so through Christ my comfort is running over too. If I am in sorrow, it is on behalf of your comfort and salvation; if I am comforted, it is for the comfort that is experienced by you in your patient endurance of the same sort of sufferings that I am enduring too. My hope for you is well founded; because I know that just as you, brothers, are sharers of my sufferings, so you will be sharers of my comfort too.

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,

I hope, with the approval of the Lord Jesus, soon to send Timothy to you, so that I too may be cheered on getting the news about you.

Every time we pray for you we thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Every time we pray for you we thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people, read more. because of your hope of what is laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope through the message of the good news which reached you, and since it is bearing fruit and growing among you, just as it is all over the world, from the day you first heard of God's favor and in reality came to know it, as you learned it from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow-slave. As a faithful minister of Christ for me

So does Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only converts from Judaism that are fellow-workers with me here for the kingdom of God, who have proved a real comfort to me.

for you know how, as a father deals with his children, we used to encourage you, cheer you on, and charge each of you

We beg you, brothers, continue to warn the shirkers, to cheer the faint-hearted, to hold up the weak, and to be patient with everybody.