The Bible is full of verses about encouragement. God gives us comfort and encouragement when we are feeling low. And He gives us the ability to encourage each other.
Whether you are in need of encouragement yourself or need help encouraging someone in your life, we hope that the verses below will be a help to you as you study God’s Word.
Encouraging Bible Verses That Will Strengthen Your Faith
Below are encouraging verses that will help strengthen your faith during times of testing.
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. – 1 Corinthians 16:13
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? – Romans 8:31
Encouraging Bible Verses That Will Give You Purpose
Below are a few encouraging verses to give you purpose when life seems pointless.
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. – Jeremiah 29:11
You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. – John 15:16
And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. – Matthew 4:19-20
Bible Verses About Encouraging Others
God gives His encouragement to us so that we can encourage each other. Below are a few verses that show us how to do that.
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus, – Romans 15:5
For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. – 2 Corinthians 1:5
Every Mention of the Word “Encouragement” in the Bible
We’ve included all mentions of the word “encouragement” in the NASB below. We hope reflecting on these verses will deepen your knowledge of God’s Word!
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Bible Verses About Encouragement in Acts
Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of encouragement), – Acts 4:36
When they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. – Acts 15:31
When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. – Acts 20:2
Bible Verses About Encouragement in Romans
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. – Romans 15:4
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus, – Romans 15:5
Bible Verses About Encouragement in Philippians
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, – Philippians 2:1
Bible Verses About Encouragement in Colossians
and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. – Colossians 4:11
Bible Verses About Encouragement in Hebrews
so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us. – Hebrews 6:18
