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Ephesians 3:13
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So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.
Wherefore I desire that yee faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask you not to become discouraged about my tribulations in your behalf, since they are your glory.
So I ask you not to become discouraged because of the sufferings I am having for you. My sufferings are for your glory.
Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.
Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which are your glory.
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
That's why you should not be discouraged when I suffer for you. After all, it will bring honor to you.
So I ask you not to be discouraged by the troubles I endure on your behalf — it is all for your glory.
Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of what is happening to me. My sufferings are for your benefit—for your honor and glory.
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for your sakes, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask that I may not grow weary in my afflictions for your sakes, which is for your happiness.
I beg you, then, not to be discouraged because I am suffering for you; it is all for your benefit.
Therefore I ask you not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.
Therefore, I ask you not to faint at my troubles on your behalf, which is your glory.
So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.
Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which are your glory.Acts 14:22; 2 Corinthians 1:6; Ephesians 3:1; Philippians 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:3;">[xr]
WHEREFORE I pray that I may not weary in my affliction, which is on your account,
Therefore I pray, that I may not be discouraged by my afflictions, which are for your sakes; for this is your glory.
Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you, whiche is your glorie.
Wherefore I ask that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Wherefore I intreat you not to faint at my afflictions for you, which is your glory.
Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.
Therefore I ask that you may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
So please don't lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
So I ask you not to lose heart because of my suffering for you. It is to help you.
I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.
Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; -
Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Wherfore I desire yt ye faynt not because of my trybulacios for youre sakes: which is youre prayse.
wherefore, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Wherfore I desyre that ye faynte not because of my tribulacions, yt I suffre for you, which is youre prayse.
Wherefore I desire that you be not dejected at the tribulations I am under for your sake, which are matter of glory to you.
Even though I am suffering greatly, don't lose heart. I suffer so y'all don't have to.
Contextual Overview
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ye: Deuteronomy 20:3, Isaiah 40:30, Isaiah 40:31, Zephaniah 3:16, Acts 14:22, Galatians 6:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:13, Hebrews 12:3-5
at: Ephesians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Philippians 1:12-14, Colossians 1:24, 1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:27 - dwell Proverbs 24:10 - thou Isaiah 55:6 - while he is near Lamentations 1:22 - my heart Acts 20:24 - none Romans 5:3 - but we 2 Corinthians 4:1 - we faint not Philippians 1:14 - waxing Philippians 2:18 - do Philippians 2:26 - ye had 1 Thessalonians 2:16 - Forbidding 1 Thessalonians 3:3 - moved 1 Timothy 2:1 - exhort 2 Timothy 1:8 - ashamed 2 Timothy 2:10 - I endure 1 Peter 4:16 - as
Cross-References
Forsothe the serpent seide to the womman, ye schulen not die bi deeth;
Therfore the womman seiy that the tre was good, and swete to ete, and fair to the iyen, and delitable in bi holdyng; and sche took of the fruyt therof, and eet, and yaf to hir hosebande, and he eet.
And the Lord God clepide Adam, and seide to hym, Where art thou?
And Adam seide, Y herde thi vois in paradijs, and Y drede, for Y was nakid, and Y hidde me.
And Adam seide, The womman which thou yauest felowe to me, yaf me of the tre, and Y eet.
To whiche he seide, Whi wolden ye do so? whether ye witen not, that noon is lijk me in the kunnyng of dyuinyng?
And Samuel spak to hym, What hast thou do? Saul answeride, For Y siy that the puple yede awei fro me, and thou camest not bi the daies of couenaunt; certis Filisteis weren gaderid in Machynas;
And Joab entride to the kyng, and seide, What hast thou do? Lo! Abner cam to thee; whi leftist thou hym, and he yede, and departide?
Pilat answeride, Whether Y am a Jewe? Thi folc and bischops bitoken thee to me; what hast thou don?
and Adam was not disseyued, but the womman was disseyued, in breking of the lawe.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you,.... The apostle was a man attended with many tribulations, and great afflictions, which he did not suffer as an evildoer, either from God or men; wherefore he was not ashamed of them, but gloried in them; yea, he took pleasure in them, having much of the presence of God in them; they did not come to him unawares, he always expected them, and was helped to look to the glory which should follow them, the view of which greatly supported him under them; and these tribulations were endured for the sake of the elect, for Christ's body's sake; the church, and among others, for the Ephesians, for the sake of preaching the Gospel among them, and for the confirmation of their faith in it; and yet they were a stumbling to them, they were ready to faint at them; but he desires they would not, since they were on account of the Gospel, which he had such a distinct knowledge of, and so clear a call to; and since they were for their sakes, and since he and they had such nearness of access to God by the faith of Christ, with so much boldness and confidence; and seeing also they turned to their account: which is your glory; meaning either that it was matter of glorying to them, and what they might boast of, that the apostle's afflictions were not for any crime that was found in him, but for preaching the Gospel to them, and that it was an honour to suffer in such a cause; or that their perseverance and constancy in the doctrines of the Gospel, notwithstanding the scandal of the cross, would be an honour to them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not - The connection here is this. Paul was then a prisoner at Rome. He had been made such in consequence of his efforts to diffuse the Christian religion among the Gentiles; see the notes at Ephesians 3:1. His zeal in this cause, and the opinions which he held on this subject, had roused the wrath of the Jews, and led to all the calamities which he was now suffering. Of that the Ephesians. he supposes, were aware. It was natural that they should be distressed at his sufferings, for all his privations were endured on their account. But here he tells them not to be troubled and disheartened. He was indeed suffering; but he was reconciled to it, and they should be also, since it was promoting their welfare. The word rendered “faint” - ἐκκακέω egkakeō - means literally, to turn out “a coward,” or to lose one’s courage; then to be fainthearted, etc.; notes, 2 Corinthians 4:1. It is rendered “faint” in Luk 18:1; 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 3:13, and “weary” in Gal 6:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:13. It does not elsewhere occur. It is rendered here by Locke “dismayed.” Koppe supposes it means that they should not suppose that the Christian religion was vain and false because he was suffering so much from his countrymen on account of it. But it rather means that they might be in danger of being discouraged by the fact that “he” was enduring so much. They might become disheartened in their attachment to a system of religion which exposed its friends to such calamities. Paul tells them that this ought not to follow. They were to be profited by all his sufferings, and they should, therefore, hold fast to a religion which was attended with so many benefits to them - though he should suffer.
Which is your glory - Which tends to your honor and welfare. You have occasion to rejoice that you have a friend who is willing thus to suffer for you; you have occasion to rejoice in all the benefits which will result to you from, his trials in your behalf.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 13. I desire that ye faint not — In those primitive times, when there was much persecution, people were in continual danger of falling away from the faith who were not well grounded in it. This the apostle deprecates, and advances a strong reason why they should be firm: "I suffer my present imprisonment on account of demonstrating your privileges, of which the Jews are envious: I bear my afflictions patiently, knowing that what I have advanced is of God, and thus I give ample proof of the sincerity of my own conviction. The sufferings, therefore, of your apostles are honourable to you and to your cause; and far from being any cause why you should faint, or draw back like cowards, in the day of distress, they should be an additional argument to induce you to persevere."
