Acts 15:32

World English Bible (2000)

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

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  • Acts 11:23 : 23 who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
  • Acts 11:27 : 27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong. Don't be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God's retribution. He will come and save you.
  • Dan 11:1 : 1 "As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
  • Luke 11:49 : 49 Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 'It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. 18 Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"
  • Acts 15:1 : 1 Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."
  • Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
  • Acts 15:41 : 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
  • Acts 18:23 : 23 Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 12:28-29 : 28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
  • 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
  • 1 Cor 14:29 : 29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
  • 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
  • Eph 3:5 : 5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
  • Eph 4:11-13 : 11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
  • 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
  • 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
  • 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Don't despise prophesies.
  • 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
  • 1 Tim 2:1 : 1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
  • Titus 2:6-9 : 6 Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded; 7 in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, 8 and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us. 9 Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting; 10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works. 15 Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

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    33 After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

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    35 But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

    36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

  • Acts 15:25-28
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    25 it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

    26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

    28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

  • Acts 15:31
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    31 When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

  • Acts 15:22-23
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    22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

    23 They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

  • Acts 14:21-23
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    21 When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

    22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

    23 When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

  • Acts 15:2-4
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    2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

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    4 When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

  • Acts 15:40-41
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    40 but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

    41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

  • Acts 11:30
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    30 which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 14:3
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    3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • 1 Cor 14:29
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    29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16 "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

  • Rom 15:14
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    14 I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

  • Acts 13:5
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    5 When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

  • Acts 4:15
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    15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

  • Acts 18:5
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    5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

  • 1 Cor 14:31-32
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    31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

    32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,

  • Acts 14:27-28
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    27 When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

    28 They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.

  • Acts 15:13
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    13 After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.

  • Acts 11:27
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    27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

  • Mark 16:20
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    20 They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

  • Acts 9:31
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    31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 15:15
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    15 This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

  • 1 Cor 14:3
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    3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

  • Acts 17:14
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    14 Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn't please God, and are contrary to all men;

  • Acts 28:21
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    21 They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

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    17 When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

  • Acts 14:7
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    7 There they preached the Good News.

  • Acts 17:10
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    10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

  • Acts 16:4
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    4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

  • 1 Cor 14:39
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    39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.

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    24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

  • Acts 16:40
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    40 They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

  • Acts 13:2
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    2 As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."