On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak.
Ephesians 3:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I pray, therefore, that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So I ask you not to lose heart [not to faint or become despondent through fear] at what I am suffering in your behalf. [Rather glory in it] for it is an honor to you. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. Common English Bible So then, I ask you not to become discouraged by what I’m suffering for you, which is your glory. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. |
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak.
There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering.
Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you gentiles,
and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel! Today you are drawing near to do battle against your enemies. Do not lose heart or be afraid or panic or be in dread of them,
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.