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exhort

Meaning of “exhort”

To urge, call upon, encourage, admonish, beseech, or charge earnestly.

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First occurrence: Acts 2:40

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Acts 2:40
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
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1611 witness · Acts 2:40 · retained source text

And with many other words did hee testifie and exhort, saying, Saue your selues from this vntoward generation.

Acts 27:22
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
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1611 witness · Acts 27:22 · retained source text

And now I exhort you to be of good cheere: for there shall be no losse of any mans life among you, but of the shippe.

2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · retained source text

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before vnto you, and make vp before hand your bountie, whereof yee had notice before, that the same might bee readie, as a matter of bountie, not of couetousnesse.

1611 marginal noteGr. blessing

1611 marginal noteOr, which hath bene so much spoken of before.

1 Thessalonians 4:1
FURTHERMORE then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Iesus, that as yee haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God, so yee would abound more and more.

1611 marginal noteOr, request

1611 marginal noteOr, beseech

1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · retained source text

Now we exhort you, brethren, warne them that are vnruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weake, be patient toward all men.

1611 marginal noteOr, beseech

1611 marginal noteOr, disorderly.

2 Thessalonians 3:12
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
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1611 witness · 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · retained source text

Now them that are such, we command, and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that with quietnesse they worke, and eat their owne bread.

1 Timothy 2:1
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 2:1 · retained source text

¶ I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men:

1611 marginal noteOr, desire.

1 Timothy 6:2
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
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And they that haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren: but rather doe them seruice, because they are faithfull and beloued, partakers of the benefite: These things teach and exhort.

1611 marginal noteOr, beleeuing.

Titus 1:9
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
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1611 witness · Titus 1:9 · retained source text

Holding fast the faithfull word, as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers.

1611 marginal noteOr, in teaching.

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