Acts 15:32

Geneva Bible (1560)

And Iudas and Silas being Prophets, exhorted the brethren with many wordes, & strengthened them.

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  • Acts 11:23 : 23 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.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 There were also in the Church that was at Antiochia, certaine Prophets and teachers, as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen (which had bin brought vp with Herod the Tetrarche) and Saul.
  • 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.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, as I suppose, haue I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.
  • Acts 11:27 : 27 In those dayes also came Prophets from Hierusalem vnto Antiochia.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weake handes, and comfort the feeble knees. 4 Say vnto them that are fearefull, Bee you strong, feare not: beholde, your God commeth with vengeance: euen God with a recompense, he will come and saue you.
  • Dan 11:1 : 1 Also I, in ye first yere of Darius of ye Medes, euen I stood to incourage & to strengthen him.
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 Wherefore beholde, I send vnto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucifie: and of them shall ye scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from citie to citie,
  • Luke 11:49 : 49 Therefore said the wisedome of God, I wil sende them Prophets and Apostles, and of them they shall slaie, and persecute away,
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it shalbe in the last daies, saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al flesh, & your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your yong men shal see visions, and your old men shall dreame dreames. 18 And on my seruauntes, and on mine handmaides I will powre out of my Spirite in those daies, and they shall prophecie.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation.
  • Acts 15:1 : 1 Then came downe certaine from Iudea, and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.
  • Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and Elders with the whole Church, to sende chosen men of their owne companie to Antiochia with Paul and Barnabas: to wit, Iudas whose surname was Barsabas and Silas, which were chiefe men among the brethren,
  • Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, stablishing the Churches.
  • Acts 18:23 : 23 Nowe when he had taried there a while, he departed, and went thorowe the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 And when hee had gone through those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Grecia.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 Seeing then that we haue gifts that are diuers, according to the grace that is giuen vnto vs, whether we haue prophecie, let vs prophecie according to the portion of faith:
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that distributeth, let him doe it with simplicitie: he that ruleth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercie, with cheerefulnesse.
  • 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 Who shall also confirme you vnto the ende, that ye may be blamelesse, in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 12:28-29 : 28 And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues. 29 Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?
  • 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort.
  • 1 Cor 14:29 : 29 Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.
  • 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets.
  • Eph 3:5 : 5 Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit,
  • Eph 4:11-13 : 11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers, 12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ, 13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,
  • 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 As ye knowe how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought euery one of you (as a father his children)
  • 1 Thess 3:2 : 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,
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
  • 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Despise not prophecying.
  • 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
  • 1 Tim 2:1 : 1 I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men,
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
  • Titus 2:6-9 : 6 Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded. 7 In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie, 8 And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of. 9 Let seruants be subiect to their masters, & please them in al things, not answering again, 10 Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things. 11 For that grace of God, that bringeth saluation vnto all men, hath appeared, 12 And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world, 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glorie of that mightie God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, 14 Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes. 15 These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a litle, make you perfite, confirme, strengthen and stablish you.

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    13And when they helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.

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