confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that it is through many afflictions that we mast enter into the kingdom of God.

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

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

and they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs which followed it.]

how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first was spoken through the Lord, and was confirmed to us through those who heard him,

Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath,

Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.