strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must go through many persecutions to enter the Empire of God.”
I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by himself, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
Finally, siblings, rejoice y’all! May y’all be perfected, be comforted, be of one mind, and live at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with y’all.
I have spoken with great frankness to y’all, and I take great pride in y’all. I am filled with comfort, and I am overflowing with joy in all our oppressions.
He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that YHWH God might dwell there.
Then the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was being built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in number.
The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary for you to testify in Rome.”
Some people brought a man who was paralyzed to him, lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, take courage! Your sins are forgiven you.”