Acts 11:23

Arriving, Barnabas saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and urged them all to remain steadfast in the Lord. He gladly affirmed and encouraged the Gentile believers.

Cross-references · 31

• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• Acts 13:43After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
• 1 Jn 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
• Deut 30:20and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
• Josh 23:8Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
• 2 Tim 3:10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
• Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
• Deut 10:20You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
• John 8:31–32So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
• Col 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
• 2 Pet 3:17–18Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
• 3 Jn 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
• John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
• Josh 22:5But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
• Acts 14:26From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
• Heb 10:19–26Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
• 2 Pet 1:4–9Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
• Dan 1:8But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
• Matt 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• Heb 10:32–39Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
• 1 Th 1:3–4and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Cor 1:17When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?
• Acts 20:32And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
• Ps 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
• Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
• Prov 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
• Prov 23:28Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
• 1 Th 3:2–5We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
• 2 Tim 1:4–5Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
• Acts 15:40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

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