On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, ‘Have no fear, O Zion, do not let your hands fall limp.
Ephesians 3:13 - Tree of Life Version So I ask you not to be discouraged by my troubles on your behalf—they are your glory. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 will be said to Jerusalem, ‘Have no fear, O Zion, do not let your hands fall limp.
They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
If we are suffering hardship, it is for your encouragement and salvation. Or if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which produces in you the patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.
For this reason, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy, we do not lose heart.
So let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we don’t give up.
For this reason I, Paul, am a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you Gentiles.
He will say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, you are drawing near today to the battle against your enemies. Don’t be fainthearted! Don’t fear or panic or tremble because of them.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and in my physical body—for the sake of His body, Messiah’s community—I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Messiah.