'Encouraged' in the Bible
However, as soon as his sons had told him everything Joseph had said, and after he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent along to carry him, their father Jacob's spirit was encouraged.
where you will hear what they're talking about. That way, you'll be encouraged to attack the encampment." So he and his servant Purah went down to the perimeter outposts of the encamped army.
But the army the men of Israel encouraged themselves and arrayed for battle again the next day in the same place where they had gathered the day before.
Saul's son Jonathan got up and went to David at Horesh, and he encouraged him to trust in God.
Encouraged by what Oded's son Azariah the prophet had said in his prophecy, Asa removed the detestable idols from throughout the entire territories of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He repaired the LORD's altar that stood in front of the vestibule of the LORD's Temple.
But Amaziah encouraged himself and led his army out to the Salt Valley to kill 10,000 soldiers from Seir.
Hezekiah encouraged all the descendants of Levi who demonstrated significant insight in their service to the LORD, so they all participated in the festival meals for seven days, all the while sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.
He only has the strength of his own flesh, but the LORD our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles." So the people were encouraged from what King Hezekiah of Judah told them.
Then I told them how good my God had been to me, and about what the king had told me. They replied, "Let's get out there and build!" So they encouraged themselves to do good.
The words of King Lemuel a pronouncement with which his mother encouraged him.
So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.
you whom I encouraged from the ends of the earth and called from its farthest corners, and told you, "You're my servant, I've chosen you and haven't cast you aside.'
"""Because you've dismayed the heart of the righteous whom I never intended to dismay with lies, and because you've encouraged the wicked so that he wouldn't abandon his evil behavior and by doing so live,
Then Jesus sternly warned him and encouraged him to go at once.
When the people read it, they were pleased with how the letter encouraged them.
Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.
When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he said goodbye to them and left to go to Macedonia.
He went through those regions and encouraged the people with everything he had to say. Then he went to Greece
The brothers there heard about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged.
that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you, who know better, eating in an idol's temple, he will be encouraged to eat what has been offered to idols, won't he?
For everyone can prophesy in turn, so that everyone can be instructed and everyone can be encouraged.
I have great confidence in you. I am very proud of you. I am very much encouraged. I am overjoyed in all our troubles.
I encouraged Titus to visit you, and I sent along with him the brother you know so well. Titus didn't take advantage of you, did he? We conducted ourselves with the same spirit, didn't we? We took the very same steps, didn't we?
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I can be encouraged when I learn of your condition.
Because they are united in love, I pray that their hearts may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of the full knowledge of the Messiah, who is the mystery of God.
As you know, we suffered persecution and were mistreated in Philippi. Yet we were encouraged by our God to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition.
We comforted and encouraged you, urging you to live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
That's why, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you by your faith.
so that by these two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge in him might be encouraged to seize the hope set before us.