44 Bible Verses about encouragement, examples of

News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts;

for you know how, as a father with his own children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to live a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

Thus Josnt who was called by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

After 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, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."

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

They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he set out for Macedonia. When he had gone through those parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.

I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. With all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.

Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts.

and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have been encouraged to speak the word of God without fear.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;

I urge you, brethren, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

With the help of Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

And with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

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

Therefore I urge you, be imitators of me.

You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brethren, to be subject to such men and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.

Working together with him, then, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to do so more and more.

I urge you all the more to do this so that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against your soul.

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, let us use it in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

So it is with you; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in building up the church.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.

he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to refute those who contradict it.

Speak these things; exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the Day drawing near.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?