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Acts 23:11

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

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ASV

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

KJV

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤῇTēa<the>G3588 →
δὲdeButG1161 →
ἐπιούσῃepiousēon the followingG1966 →
νυκτὶnuktinightG3571 →
ἐπιστὰςepistashaving stood byG2186 →
αὐτῷautōhimG846 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962 →
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036 →
θάρσειtharseiTake courageG2293 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
διεμαρτύρωdiemarturōyou have fully testifiedG1263 →
τὰta<the>G3588 →
περὶperiaboutG4012 →
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473 →
εἰςeisatG1519 →
Ἰερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmJerusalem,G2419 →
οὕτωhoutōthusG3779 →
σεseyouG4771 →
δεῖdeiit behoovesG1163 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
εἰςeisinG1519 →
ῬώμηνRhōmēnRomeG4516 →
μαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaito testify.G3140 →

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Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.Matthew 14:27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside meActs 19:21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”Jeremiah 15:19–21Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”Romans 1:15–16That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Philippians 1:13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.2 Corinthians 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”Psalms 46:1–2God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.Acts 22:15You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

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