Acts 9:31

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Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

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  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
  • John 14:16-18 : 16 Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever– 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you. 18 “I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 Then I said,“The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • Ps 86:11 : 11 O LORD, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 To obey the LORD is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
  • Prov 14:26-27 : 26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children. 27 The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
  • 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!
  • Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
  • Eph 1:13-14 : 13 And when you heard the word of truth(the gospel of your salvation)– when you believed in Christ– you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
  • Eph 4:12 : 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,
  • Eph 4:16 : 16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it would give grace to those who hear.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
  • Eph 6:18-19 : 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints. 19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
  • Phil 2:1 : 1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,
  • Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
  • 1 Thess 5:11 : 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.
  • 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.
  • 1 Tim 1:4 : 4 nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan that operates by faith.
  • Heb 4:9 : 9 Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
  • Jude 1:20 : 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13 each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done. 14 If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If someone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
  • 1 Cor 14:4-5 : 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.
  • 1 Cor 14:12 : 12 It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.
  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 Church Order What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Self-Purification Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
  • 2 Cor 10:8 : 8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.
  • 2 Cor 12:19 : 19 Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.
  • Zech 8:20-9:1 : 20 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘It will someday come to pass that people– residents of many cities– will come. 21 The inhabitants of one will go to another and say,“Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the LORD, to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’ 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor. 23 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of– indeed, grab– the robe of one Jew and say,“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’” 1 The Coming of the True King This is an oracle, the LORD’s message concerning the land of Hadrach, with its focus on Damascus: The eyes of all humanity, especially of the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD,
  • Isa 11:2-3 : 2 The LORD’s Spirit will rest on him– a Spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a Spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a Spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the LORD. 3 He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
  • Isa 11:10 : 10 Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.
  • Prov 16:6-7 : 6 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil. 7 When a person’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.
  • Ps 94:13 : 13 in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.
  • Esth 8:16-17 : 16 For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor. 17 Throughout every province and throughout every city where the king’s edict and his law arrived, the Jews experienced happiness and joy, banquets and holidays. Many of the resident peoples pretended to be Jews, because the fear of the Jews had overcome them.
  • Deut 12:10 : 10 When you do go across the Jordan River and settle in the land he is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety.
  • Josh 21:44 : 44 The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. The LORD handed all their enemies over to them.
  • Judg 3:30 : 30 Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
  • 1 Chr 22:9 : 9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
  • 1 Chr 22:18 : 18 He told them,“The LORD your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the LORD and his people.
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
  • Acts 12:24 : 24 But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
  • Acts 16:5 : 5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.

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  • Acts 15:3-4
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    3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

  • Acts 9:32
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    32Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

  • Acts 16:5
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    5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

  • Acts 8:1
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    1And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 14:26-27
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    26From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

    27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 5:11-14
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    11Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

    12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

    13None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

    14More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

  • Acts 2:43
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    43Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

  • Acts 9:42
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    42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 4:31-32
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    31When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

    32Conditions Among the Early Believers The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

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

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

  • Acts 8:25
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    25So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.

  • Luke 9:6
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    6Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Acts 11:1
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    1Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

  • Acts 2:46-47
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    46Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

    47praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

  • Acts 14:3
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    3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

  • Acts 8:4
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    4Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

  • Acts 11:21-24
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    21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

    22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

    23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

    24because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

  • Acts 13:49
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    49So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.

  • Acts 9:35
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    35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

  • Acts 6:7
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    7The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

  • Acts 12:24
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    24But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

  • Acts 15:31
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    31When they read it aloud, the people rejoiced at its encouragement.

  • Acts 9:28
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    28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

  • Acts 14:23
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    23When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

  • Mark 16:20
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    20They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

  • Acts 19:17
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    17This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • 1 Thess 3:7
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    7So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,

  • Acts 11:19
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    19Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

  • Acts 15:12
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    12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”

  • Acts 10:36
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    36You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ(he is Lord of all)–

  • Acts 8:8
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    8So there was great joy in that city.