Acts 11:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

Who when he was come and had seene the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they would continue in the Lord.

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  • Acts 13:43 : 43 Nowe when the congregation was dissolued, many of the Iewes and Proselytes that feared God, followed Paul & Barnabas, which spake to them, and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 Confirming the disciples hearts, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through many afflictions enter into the kingdome of God.
  • Acts 14:26 : 26 And thence sailed to Antiochia, from whence they had bene comended vnto the grace of God, to the woorke, which they had fulfilled.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I passe not at all, neither is my life deare vnto my selfe, so that I may fulfill my course with ioye, and the ministration which I haue receiued of the Lorde Iesus, to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, & is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard & truly knew ye grace of God,
  • 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,
  • Heb 10:19-26 : 19 Seeing therefore, brethren, that by the blood of Iesus we may be bolde to enter into the Holy place, 20 By the newe and liuing way, which hee hath prepared for vs, through the vaile, that is, his flesh: 21 And seeing we haue an hie Priest, which is ouer the house of God, 22 Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in assurance of faith, our hearts being pure from an euill conscience, 23 And washed in our bodies with pure water, let vs keepe the profession of our hope, without wauering, (for he is faithfull that promised) 24 And let vs consider one another, to prouoke vnto loue, and to good workes, 25 Not forsaking the felowship that we haue among our selues, as the maner of some is: but let vs exhort one another, and that so much the more, because ye see that the day draweth neere. 26 For if we sinne willingly after that we haue receiued & acknowledged that trueth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sinnes,
  • Heb 10:32-39 : 32 Nowe call to remembrance the dayes that are passed, in the which, after ye had receiued light, ye endured a great fight in afflictions, 33 Partly while yee were made a gazing stocke both by reproches & afflictions, and partly while ye became companions of them which were so tossed to and fro. 34 For both ye sorowed with mee for my bonds, and suffered with ioy the spoyling of your goods, knowing in your selues howe that ye haue in heauen a better, and an enduring substance. 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward. 36 For ye haue neede of patience, that after ye haue done the will of God, ye might receiue the promes. 37 For yet a very litle while, and hee that shall come, will come, and will not tary. 38 Nowe the iust shall liue by faith: but if any withdrawe himselfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not they which withdrawe our selues vnto perdition, but follow faith vnto the conseruation of the soule.
  • 2 Pet 1:4-9 : 4 Whereby most great and precious promises are giuen vnto vs, that by them ye should be partakers of the diuine nature, in that ye flee the corruption, which is in the worlde through lust. 5 Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto: ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith: and with vertue, knowledge: 6 And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines: 7 And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue. 8 For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ: 9 For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.
  • 2 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 Ye therefore beloued, seeing ye know these thinges before, beware, lest ye be also plucked away with the errour of the wicked, and fall from your owne stedfastnesse. 18 But growe in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ: to him be glory both now and for euermore. Amen.
  • 1 John 2:28 : 28 And nowe, litle children, abide in him, that when he shall appeare, we may be bolde, and not be ashamed before him at his comming.
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.
  • 1 Thess 1:3-4 : 3 Without ceasing, remembring your effectuall faith, and diligent loue, and the patience of your hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God euen our Father, 4 Knowing, beloued brethren, that ye are elect of God.
  • 1 Thess 3:2-5 : 2 And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith, 3 That no man should be moued with these afflictions: for ye your selues knowe, that we are appointed thereunto. 4 For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulations, euen as it came to passe, and ye knowe it. 5 Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine.
  • 2 Tim 1:4-5 : 4 Desiring to see thee, mindefull of thy teares, that I may be filled with ioy: 5 When I call to remembrance the vnfained faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 And nowe brethren, I commend you to God, and to the worde of his grace, which is able to build further, and to giue you an inheritance, among all them, which are sanctified.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmoueable, aboundant alwayes in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
  • 2 Cor 1:17 : 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or minde I those thinges which I minde, according to the flesh, that with me should be, Yea, yea, and Nay, nay?
  • Acts 15:40 : 40 And Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended of the brethren vnto the grace of God.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God: thou shalt serue him, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name.
  • Deut 30:20 : 20 By louing the Lorde thy God, by obeying his voyce, and by cleauing vnto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy dayes: that thou mayest dwell in the lande which the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue them.
  • Josh 22:5 : 5 But take diligent heede, to doe the commandement and Lawe, which Moses the seruant of the Lord commaunded you: that is, that ye loue the Lorde your God, and walke in all his wayes, and keepe his commandements, and cleaue vnto him, and serue him with all your heart and with all your soule.
  • Josh 23:8 : 8 But sticke fast vnto the Lord your God, as ye haue done vnto this day.
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my mouth should not offend.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.
  • Prov 23:28 : 28 Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.
  • Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel had determined in his heart, that hee woulde not defile him selfe with the portion of the Kings meate, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore he required the chiefe of the Eunuches that he might not defile himselfe.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and followe me.
  • Mark 2:5 : 5 Nowe when Iesus sawe their faith, he saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.
  • John 8:31-32 : 31 Then saide Iesus to the Iewes which beleeued in him, If ye continue in my worde, ye are verely my disciples, 32 And shall know the trueth, and the trueth shall make you free.
  • John 15:4 : 4 Abide in me, and I in you: as the branche cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

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    24For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and faith, and much people ioyned them selues vnto the Lord.

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