He who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual matters, seek to excel in the building up of the church.

How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

Now concerning sacrifices to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things build up.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Therefore let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to building up.

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every individual does its part, causes growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

Therefore encourage each other and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must enter the kingdom of God through many afflictions.

And Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, exhorted and strengthened the brethren with many words.

he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.

Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

Therefore encourage each other and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, be longsuffering towards all.

Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

Preach the Word. Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

holding fast the faithful Word according to the teaching, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

Likewise exhort the young men to be of sound mind,

Let bondservants be obedient to their own masters, well pleasing in all things, not answering back,

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

but exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, that not any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting; and so much the more as you see the Day drawing near.

And I appeal to you, brethren, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

For you can each prophesy one by one, that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged.

who encourages us in all our affliction, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction, through the comfort by which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and encourage him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may encourage your hearts.

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and encourage your hearts,

as you know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,

and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith,

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Therefore encourage each other and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.