Strengthening

Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

…strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.