Quotes About Support

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the kingís chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the kingís country for food.

After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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

After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.

but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”