Ephesians 3:13

Ephesians 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
• New International Version (NIV)I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Context of Ephesians 3:13

11according to [the] purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him. Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ], 15of whom every family in [the] heavens and on earth is named,

Ephesians 3:13 word by word

διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

• tribulationsθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391

Cross-references for Ephesians 3:13

• Deuteronomy 20:3and shall say unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be afraid of them;
• Isaiah 40:30Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
• Zephaniah 3:16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
• Acts 14:22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
• Galatians 6:9but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:13But ye, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.
• Hebrews 12:3For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.
• Ephesians 3:1For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,
• 2 Corinthians 1:6But whether we are in tribulation, [it is] for your encouragement and salvation, wrought in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer,
• Philippians 1:12But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,
• Colossians 1:24Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage [you] concerning your faith,

Commentaries on Ephesians 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Wherefore 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. He asks for spiritual blessings, which are the best blessings. Strength from the Spirit of God in the inner man; strength in the soul; the strength of faith, to serve God, and to do our duty. If the law of Christ is written in our hearts, and the love of Christ is shed abroad there, then Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13because of my sufferings for you: Paul writes from jail as a prisoner (see 3:1). He understands that suffering is to be expected and that it works for good in a believer's life (see Romans 5:3–5; Colossians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12; James 1:2–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. "I entreat you not to be dispirited." for you--in your behalf. which is--rather, "which are your glory," namely, inasmuch as showing that God loved you so much, as both to give His Son for you, and to permit His apostles to suffer "tribulations" for you [Chrysostom] in preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles. See on Ep 3:1, "prisoner for you Gentiles." My tribulations are your spiritual "glory," as your faith is furthered thereby (1Co 4:10).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ephesians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings