Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying tha
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyo
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his
After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia,
In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teac
Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom o
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles an
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient inst
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others
And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with d
“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, an
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul