Act 2:40, 11:23, 14:22, 18:23, 20:2, Rom 12:8, 1Th 2:11, 4:1, 5:14, 2Th 3:12 | ESV | STEP | And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them , saying , Save yourselves from this crooked generation .

22 ^estrengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them ^fto continue in ^gthe faith, and saying that ^hthrough many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 18:23

23 After spending some time there, he departed and ⁱwent from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, ^jstrengthening all the disciples.

Acts 20:2

2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.

Romans 12:8

8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^kthe one who leads, ^{▼▼Or gives aid} with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^mcheerfulness.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

11 For you know how, ⁿlike a father with his children,

1 Thessalonians 4:1

A Life Pleasing to God

1 Finally, then, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13} we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you ^preceived from us ^qhow you ought to walk and ^rto please God, just as you are doing, that you ^sdo so more and more.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish ^tthe idle, ^{▼▼Or disorderly, or undisciplined} ^vencourage the fainthearted, ^whelp the weak, ^xbe patient with them all.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. ^{▼▼Greek to eat their own bread}