44 Bible Verses about encouragement, examples of

And tidings of these things came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, to go to Antioch: Who coming and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, to cleave unto the Lord with full purpose of heart.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, as a father his own children, And charged you to walk worthy of God, who hath called you to his kingdom and glory.

And Joses, by the apostles surnamed Barnabas, which is, being interpreted, a son of consolation,

And when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, persuaded them, to continue in the grace of God.

And having preached the gospel to that city, and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words.

And coming out of the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.

And when he was desirous to go over to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who being come thither, greatly helped through grace them that had believed. For he earnesty debated with the Jews in publick, shewing by the scriptures, that Jesus was the Christ.

And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling the disciples to him, and having taken his leave of them, departed to go into Macedonia. And having gone through those parts, and exhorted them with much discourse, he came into Greece.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established, That is, to be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Great is my freedom of speech toward you; great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I exceedingly abound with joy, over all our affliction.

But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things. Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

And many of the brethren trusting in the Lord through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.

Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that he might know your state and comfort your hearts,

And sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God and our fellow-worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you, in, all our affliction and distress by your faith.

I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation; for I have written a letter to you in few words.

By Silvanus, a faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and adding my testimony, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand,

Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, that we may present every man perfect through Christ Jesus.

And many other things in his exhortation preached he to the people.

I exhort you therefore, brethren, by the tender mercies of God, to present your bodies unto God, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable, which is your reasonable service.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me,

I beseech you therefore, be ye followers of me.

And I beseech you, brethren, as ye know the houshold of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to serve the saints, That ye also submit to such, and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth.

So that on the contrary ye should rather forgive and comfort him, lest such an one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. I beseech you therefore to confirm your love toward him.

We then, as fellow-labourers, do also exhort you, not to receive the grace of God in vain.

I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called,

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

And I beseech you to do this the more earnestly, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires,

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith: Or ministry, let us wait on our ministring; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation. He that imparteth, let him do it with simplicity; he that presideth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

Let every one of us please his neighbour, for his good, to edification.

So ye also, seeing ye desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them, to the edifying of the church.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart unto the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Wherefore comfort one another and edify one another, as also ye do.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father, the younger men as brethren;

be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority: let no man despise thee.

But exhort one another daily, while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin:

Not forsaking the assembling ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But take heed, lest by any means this your liberty become a stumbling-block to the weak. For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in an idol-temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to the idol?