Acts 15:32

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“Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.”

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BSBPD

“Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Judas also and Silas, being themselves also prophets, through much discourse did exhort the brethren, and confirm,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 15:32 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
  2. Daniel 11:1“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
  3. Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
  4. Luke 11:49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
  5. Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
  6. Acts 2:40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  7. Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  8. Acts 11:27In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
  9. Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  10. 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.
  11. Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  12. Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
  13. Acts 15:41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
  14. Acts 18:23After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  15. Acts 20:2After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
  16. Romans 12:6We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
  17. Romans 12:8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
  18. 1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  19. 1 Corinthians 12:28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  20. 1 Corinthians 14:3But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
  21. 1 Corinthians 14:29Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
  22. 1 Corinthians 14:32The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
  23. Ephesians 3:5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
  24. Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

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