What does the Bible say about encouragement to others?
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The Bible calls believers to strengthen one another with the hope, comfort, and steadfastness God supplies in Christ. First Thessalonians 5:11 urges Christians to build each other up, while Hebrews 10:25 highlights gathered fellowship as a means of mutual encouragement. We encourage others not by empty optimism, but by pointing them to God’s presence and faithfulness, as Isaiah 41:10 teaches, and by helping them cast their anxieties on Him, according to 1 Peter 5:7. Romans 15:13 reminds us that true hope, joy, and peace come through trusting God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Such encouragement also calls fellow believers to persevere faithfully in the Lord’s work.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 8 votes
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
- Isaiah 41:10 6 votes
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- 1 Peter 5:7 3 votes
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- James 1:12 3 votes
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- Hebrews 10:25 3 votes
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.
- Philippians 4:13 2 votes
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 2 votes
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
- Romans 15:13 2 votes
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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