22 There they strengthened the disciples,*+ encouraging them to remain in the faith and saying: “We must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.”+

22 strengthening the souls of the disciples,+ encouraging them to remain in the faith and [saying]: “We must enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.”+

22 ἐπιστηρίζοντες firmly fixing τὰς the ψυχὰς souls τῶν of the μαθητῶν, disciples, παρακαλοῦντες encouraging ἐμμένειν to be remaining in τῇ the πίστει faith καὶ and ὅτι that διὰ through πολλῶν many θλίψεων tribulations δεῖ it is necessary ἡμᾶς us εἰσελθεῖν to enter εἰς into τὴν the βασιλείαν kingdom τοῦ of the θεοῦ. God.

22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

22 fortifying the converts’ souls, admonishing them to persist in faith and that it must be through many distresses that we come into the Reign of God.