44 Bible Verses about encouragement, examples of

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem; and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. When he had come, and had seen the grace of God, he rejoiced; and he exhorted them all to remain, with purpose of heart, faithful to the Lord.

as indeed you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father his children, that you should walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you to his own kingdom and glory.

And Joses, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas, (which name, when translated, is, Son of consolation,) a Levite, by birth a Cyprian,

Now, after the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them, and persuaded them to continue faithful to the grace of God.

and when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.

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

And having come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

And when he wished to pass into Achaia, the brethren, exhorting him, wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he had come, he gave much help to the believers, through the grace conferred on him. For, with great strength, he utterly confounded the Jews publicly, showing, by the Scriptures, that the Christ was Jesus.

After the tumult had ceased, Paul called the disciples to him, and bade them farewell, and departed, in order to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone through those regions, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.

For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established; that is, that I may both give and receive com fort, while I am among you, through our common faith.

Great is my plainness of speech to you, great is my boasting of you; I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our affliction.

But that you, also, may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known all things to you; him I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.

and most of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence in my bonds, are more bold to speak the word without fear.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your condition, and comfort your hearts;

and we sent Timothy our brother and minister of God in the gospel of the Christ, in order that he might strengthen and comfort you with respect to your faith,

for this reason we are comforted concerning you, brethren, in all our distress and affliction, by your faith:

I beseech you, brethren, bear with my word of exhortation: for I have written to you in few words.

By Sylvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

With many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me, in your prayers to God for me,

I exhort you, therefore, be imitators of me.

I beseech you, brethren, (you know the house of Stephanas, that they are the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) that you submit yourselves to such, and to every one that works and labors with us.

so that, on the other hand, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest such a one should be swallowed up in too much sorrow. Wherefore, I exhort you to give him an assurance of your love.

As co-workers with him, we beseech you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called;

and indeed you do this to all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that you abound in love more and more,

And I the more earnestly entreat you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and sojourners, that you keep yourselves from fleshly desires, which war against the soul,

Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching; or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification.

So, also, do you, since you greatly desire spiritual gifts, seek to excel to the building up of the church.

Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, by teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.

So, then, comfort one another with these words.

Wherefore, exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.

Do not rebuke an elderly man, but entreat him as a father; the younger men, as brothers:

preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all strictness. Let no one despise you.

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To-day, lest any of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some; but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.

A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

But take heed, lest, by any means, this right of yours become a stumbling-block to those who are weak. For, if any one see you, who have knowledge, reclining at table in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened, so that he will eat meats offered to idols?