Bible: Ac 14:22,23

14:22 They strengthened 1  the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue 2  in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom 3  of God through many persecutions.” 4  14:23 When they had appointed elders 5  for them in the various churches, 6  with prayer and fasting 7  they entrusted them to the protection 8  of the Lord in whom they had believed.
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