Acts 11:23
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 30:20That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave to him (for he is thy life, and the length of thy days) that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Joshua 23:8But cleave to the LORD your God, as ye have done to this day.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Proverbs 23:28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;
Matthew Henry on Acts 11:20-27
The Gospel Preached at Antioch; Success of the Gospel at Antioch; Barnabas at Antioch. 19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. 22… Read the whole commentary →