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Acts 14:22

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← Acts 14:21	Acts 14:22 (KJV)	Acts 14:23 →
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] Iconium, and Antioch,	Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.	And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Confirming^G1991 the souls of the disciples^G3101, and exhorting them^G3870 to continue^G1696 in the faith^G4102, and^G2532 that^G3754 we^G2248 must^G1163 through^G1223 much^G4183 tribulation^G2347 enter^G1525 into^G1519 the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316.

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Original Greek

ἐπιστηρίζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν μαθητῶν, παρακαλοῦντες ἐμμένειν τῇ πίστει, καὶ ὅτι διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐπιστηρίζοντες	epistērizontes	G1991	V-PAP-NPM	Confirming
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	the
ψυχὰς	psuchas	G5590	N-APF	souls
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	of the
μαθητῶν,	mathētōn	G3101	N-GPM	disciples
παρακαλοῦντες	parakalountes	G3870	V-PAP-NPM	exhorting them
ἐμμένειν	emmenein	G1696	V-PAN	to continue
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
πίστει,	pistei	G4102	N-DSF	in the faith
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	that
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	through
πολλῶν	pollōn	G4183	A-GPF	much
θλίψεων	thlipseōn	G2347	N-GPF	tribulation
δεῖ	dei	G1163	V-PAI-3S	must
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	G2248	P-1AP	we
εἰσελθεῖν	eiselthein	G1525	V-2AAN	enter
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	into
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
βασιλείαν	basileian	G932	N-ASF	kingdom
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ.	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G932 — βασιλεία (basileía, bas-il-i'-ah): kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom — from βασιλεύς; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):--kingdom, + reign.
• G1163 — δεῖ (deî, die): it is necessary, inevitable — 3rd person singular active present of δέω; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):--behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G1525 — εἰσέρχομαι (eisérchomai, ice-er'-khom-ahee): I go in, come in, enter — from εἰς and ἔρχομαι; to enter (literally or figuratively):--X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through).
• G1696 — ἐμμένω (emménō, em-men'-o): I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain — from ἐν and μένω; to stay in the same place, i.e. (figuratively) persevere:--continue.
• G1991 — ἐπιστηρίζω (epistērízō, ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo): I prop up, uphold, confirm — from ἐπί and στηρίζω; to support further, i.e. reestablish:--confirm, strengthen.
• G2248 — ἡμᾶς (hēmâs, hay-mas'): accusative case plural of ἐγώ; us:--our, us, we.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2347 — θλῖψις (thlîpsis, thlip'-sis): persecution, affliction, distress — from θλίβω; pressure (literally or figuratively):--afflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3101 — μαθητής (mathētḗs, math-ay-tes'): a learner, disciple, pupil — from μανθάνω; a learner, i.e. pupil:--disciple.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3870 — παρακαλέω (parakaléō, par-ak-al-eh'-o): I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort — from παρά and καλέω; to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation):--beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
• G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• G4183 — πολύς (polýs, pol-oos'): much, many, often — including the forms from the alternate ; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare πλεῖστος, πλείων.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5590 — ψυχή (psychḗ, psoo-khay'): the soul, life, self — from ψύχω; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ and חַי):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

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