Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. New Living Translation So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. English Standard Version So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. Berean Standard Bible So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. Berean Literal Bible Therefore I implore you not to lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. King James Bible Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. New King James Version Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. New American Standard Bible Therefore I ask you not to become discouraged about my tribulations in your behalf, since they are your glory. NASB 1995 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. NASB 1977 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which are your glory. Amplified Bible So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor. Christian Standard Bible So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory. Holman Christian Standard Bible So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory. American Standard Version Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this I request that you shall not grow weary of me by my afflictions which are for your sakes, for this is your glory. Contemporary English Version This is why you should not be discouraged when I suffer for you. After all, it will bring honor to you. Douay-Rheims Bible Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. English Revised Version Wherefore I ask that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. GOD'S WORD® Translation So then, I ask you not to become discouraged by the troubles I suffer for you. In fact, my troubles bring you glory. Good News Translation I beg you, then, not to be discouraged because I am suffering for you; it is all for your benefit. International Standard Version So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory. Literal Standard Version for this reason, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Majority Standard Bible So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. New American Bible So I ask you not to lose heart over my afflictions for you; this is your glory. NET Bible For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. New Revised Standard Version I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory. New Heart English Bible Therefore I ask that you not be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which is your glory. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Weymouth New Testament Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour. World English Bible Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory. Young's Literal Translation wherefore, I ask you not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Mystery of the Gospel…12In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. 13So 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,… Cross References 2 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. 2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart. Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... Treasury of Scripture Why I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. ye. Deuteronomy 20:3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; Isaiah 40:30,31 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: … Zephaniah 3:16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. at. Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 Corinthians 1:6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. Philippians 1:12-14 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; … Jump to Previous Behalf Beseech Desire Discouraged Entreat Faint Feeble Glory Heart Honour Lose Midst Prayer Reason Suffering Sufferings Tribulations Troubles WhereforeJump to Next Behalf Beseech Desire Discouraged Entreat Faint Feeble Glory Heart Honour Lose Midst Prayer Reason Suffering Sufferings Tribulations Troubles WhereforeEphesians 3 1. The hidden mystery that the Gentiles should be saved was made known to Paul by revelation;8. and to him was that grace given, that he should preach it. 13. He desires them not to be discouraged over his tribulation; 14. and prays that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them. (13) Wherefore I desire . . .--The verse is parenthetical--a reflection suggested by the greatness of the trust and the littleness of the minister dwelt upon in Ephesians 3:8-12, and inserted as a warning to the Ephesians not to be disheartened at the present "tribulation" of his imprisonment, as if it were a failure of his mission. (See this idea more fully worked out in Philippians 1:12-29.) "To faint" (as in 2Corinthians 4:1; 2Corinthians 4:16; Galatians 6:9; 2Thessalonians 3:13) is "to play the coward," as "thinking it (see 1Peter 4:12-13) a strange thing" that trouble should fall on him or them. It might well seem strange, when for four years at least, at Caesarea and Rome, the marvellous activity of St. Paul's Apostolic career was apparently cut short. . . . Verse 13. - Wherefore I beg that ye faint not at my tribulations for you. A very delicate and touching request, that they would not be too much distressed by what he was suffering for them (comp. Epaphroditus, Philippians 2:26). Paul knew that the sympathy was so strong that what was suffered by him was endured sympathetically by them. Two expressions denote that the sufferings were great: "My tribulations for you" - a word expressing intense and protracted suffering; "that ye faint not," or that ye do not lose heart, as if the power of evil had got the upper hand. Which is your glory. That is, the character or capacity of the apostle of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, in which I suffer tribulation, is one of such exalted dignity as to reflect glory on you. Take that view of my sufferings; I suffer because I hold so glorious an office, and the glory of that office is reflected on you. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek SoΔιὸ (Dio) Conjunction Strong's 1352: Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently. I ask [you] αἰτοῦμαι (aitoumai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. to be discouraged ἐνκακεῖν (enkakein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 1573: To be faint, be weary. From ek and kakos; to be weak, i.e. to fail. because of ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. sufferings θλίψεσίν (thlipsesin) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 2347: Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure. for ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. you, ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. which ἥτις (hētis) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. are ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. glory. δόξα (doxa) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. 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