Ephesians 3:13
11 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
- KJV
- Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
- WEB
- Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
- ASV
- Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
- DARBY
- Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
- BLB
- Therefore I ask [you] not to grow fainthearted in my tribulations for you⁺, which [are] your⁺ glory.
- ÅB
- Derfor ber jeg at dere ikke må tape motet over mine trengsler for dere, som er deres ære. -
- OTB
- Derfor ber jeg dere om ikke å miste motet på grunn av mine lidelser for dere, som er deres ære.
- B1930
- Derfor beder jeg at I ikke må tape motet over mine trengsler for eder, som er eders ære. -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 3:13
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
Read in contextColossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:30–31
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:6
If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:12–14
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
Read in contextEphesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
Read in contextGalatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:3
saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
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