Lexicon :: Strong's G3874 - paraklēsis

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

“But woe to you who are rich,

for you have received your comfort.

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),

So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, you can speak.”

When they read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

On the other hand, the person who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,[fn] encouragement, and consolation.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.

I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.

and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

For this reason we have been comforted.

In addition to our own comfort, we rejoiced even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.

they begged us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,

For he welcomed our appeal and, being very diligent, went out to you by his own choice.

If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly

or lose heart when you are reproved by him,

Brothers and sisters, I urge you to receive this message of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.