Acts 16:5
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5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.(A)
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Acts 9:31
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31 Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(A)
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Acts 2:47
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47 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.(A)
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Acts 6:7
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7 The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.(A)
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
Acts 15:41
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41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.(A)
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Colossians 2:6
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Fullness of Life in Christ
6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him,
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Ephesians 4:13-16
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13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,[a] to the measure of the full stature of Christ.(A) 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming;(B) 15 but speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,(C) 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.
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- 4.13 Gk to a mature man
Galatians 5:1
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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Romans 16:25
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Final Doxology
25 Now to God[a] who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages(A)
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- 16.25 Gk the one
Acts 13:48-49
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48 When the gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord, and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers. 49 Thus the word of the Lord spread throughout the region.
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Acts 12:24
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24 But the word of God continued to advance and gain adherents.(A)
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Hebrews 13:20-21
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Benediction
20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,(A) 21 make you complete in everything good[a] so that you may do his will, as he works among us[b] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.[c] Amen.(B)
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food,[a] which have not benefited those who observe them.(A)
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- 13.9 Gk not by foods
2 Thessalonians 2:16
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
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1 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen
1 Thessalonians 3:2
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2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker[a] in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith,(A)
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- 3.2 Other ancient authorities read minister or God’s minister and our coworker
Acts 19:18-21
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18 Also many of those who became believers confessed and disclosed their practices. 19 A number of those who practiced magic collected their books and burned them publicly; when the value of these books[a] was calculated, it was found to come to fifty thousand silver coins. 20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.(A)
The Riot in Ephesus
21 Now after these things had been accomplished, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. He said, “After I have gone there, I must also see Rome.”(B)
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- 19.19 Gk them
Acts 11:21
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21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord.(A)
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Acts 5:14
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14 Yet more than ever believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women,
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many of those who heard the word believed, and they numbered about five thousand.(A)
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Isaiah 7:9
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9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.
If you do not stand firm in faith,
you shall not stand at all.”(A)
2 Chronicles 20:20
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20 They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa, and as they went out Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God and you will be established; believe his prophets and you will succeed.”(A)
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