Acts 18:23

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After spending some time there, he departed and traveled throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

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  • Acts 16:6 : 6 Paul and his companions traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia but were kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • Acts 15:32 : 32 Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
  • Acts 15:41 : 41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
  • Heb 12:12-13 : 12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. 13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
  • Acts 16:40 : 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house. There they met with the brothers and sisters, encouraged them, and then left.
  • 1 Cor 16:1 : 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.
  • Gal 1:2 : 2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
  • Gal 4:14 : 14 And though my physical condition was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.
  • 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 And we sent Timothy, our brother, and God's servant, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith.
  • 1 Thess 4:18 : 18 Therefore, encourage one another with these words.
  • Deut 3:28 : 28 ‘Charge Joshua and encourage him, for he will lead this people across and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’
  • Ezra 1:6 : 6 Their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and choice gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong; do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He will come and save you.'
  • Dan 11:1 : 1 And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to strengthen and protect him.
  • Luke 22:32 : 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
  • Luke 22:43 : 43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 18:18-22
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    18Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.

    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay longer with them, he declined.

    21But as he left, he said, 'I will return to you, God willing.' Then he set sail from Ephesus.

    22When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to greet the church and then went down to Antioch.

  • Acts 19:1
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    1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

  • Acts 20:1-4
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    1After the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying goodbye, he left to go to Macedonia.

    2After traveling through those regions and encouraging the people with many words, he came to Greece.

    3He stayed there for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

    4Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

  • Acts 14:20-28
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    20But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

    21After they had preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

    22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'

    23They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

    24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

    25After proclaiming the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

    26From there, they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

    27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

    28And they stayed there a considerable time with the disciples.

  • Acts 18:24-27
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    24Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the Scriptures.

    25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

    26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

    27When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

  • Acts 15:41
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    41He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

  • Acts 20:16-18
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    16Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

    17From Miletus, he sent a message to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church to come to him.

    18When they arrived, he said to them, 'You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia.'

  • Acts 19:21-23
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    21After these events were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

    22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

    23During that time, a great disturbance arose concerning the Way.

  • Acts 19:8-10
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    8Paul went into the synagogue, and for three months he spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

    9But when some became stubborn and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, took the disciples with him, and reasoned daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

    10This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 18:11
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    11So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

  • Acts 18:1
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    1After this, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:4
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    4There we found some disciples and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept urging Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 11:23
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    23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

  • Acts 21:19
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    19After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 16:4-5
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    4As they traveled from city to city, they shared the decisions that had been made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, instructing the believers to follow them.

    5The churches were strengthened in their faith and grew in numbers every day.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After spending some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • Acts 17:14
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    14Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

  • Luke 9:6
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    6So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Acts 16:12
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    12From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

  • Acts 13:4
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    4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

  • Acts 15:3
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    3Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.