Acts 16:5 Cross References
Acts 16:5
5: So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew daily in numbers.
Acts 9:31
- The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it grew in strength and numbers. The believers were walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:47
- all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
Acts 6:7
- God's message was preached in ever-widening circles. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
1 Peter 5:10
- In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
Acts 15:41
- So they traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia to strengthen the churches there.
Romans 16:25
- God is able to make you strong, just as the Good News says. It is the message about Jesus Christ and his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
Hebrews 13:9
- So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.
Acts 4:4
- But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so that the number of believers totaled about five thousand men, not counting women and children.
Acts 19:18
- Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.
- A number of them who had been practicing magic brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.
- So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
- Afterward Paul felt impelled by the Holy Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before returning to Jerusalem. "And after that," he said, "I must go on to Rome!"
2 Chronicles 20:20
- Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, "Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed."
Isaiah 7:9
- Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria. And Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. You do not believe me? If you want me to protect you, learn to believe what I say."
Acts 13:48
- When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were appointed to eternal life became believers.
- So the Lord's message spread throughout that region.
Acts 5:14
- And more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord--crowds of both men and women.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
- May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,
1 Thessalonians 3:13
- As a result, Christ will make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy when you stand before God our Father on that day when our Lord Jesus comes with all those who belong to him.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
- and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our co-worker for God and our brother in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
Galatians 5:1
- So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law.
Acts 11:21
- The power of the Lord was upon them, and large numbers of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.
Ephesians 4:13
- until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.
- Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.
- Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
- Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Colossians 2:6
- And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to live in obedience to him.
Acts 12:24
- But God's Good News was spreading rapidly, and there were many new believers.
Hebrews 13:20
- And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 15:58
- So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.