But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.
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.
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.
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
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.
for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:
Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.
I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn't we walk in the same spirit? Didn't we walk in the same steps?
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.
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"
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.
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."
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.
Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called "today;" lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, don't take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
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.
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
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And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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