On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
Ephesians 3:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is 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; let not your hands grow weak.
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.
And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; do not fear, or tremble, or be in dread of them;
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,