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The Mystery of the Gospel

Ephesians 3:13

In 9 translations

BSB
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
KJV
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
WEB
Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
ASV
Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
LSV
for this reason, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
YLT
wherefore, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
DBY
Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
DRC
Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
GNV
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for your sakes, which is your glory.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἐγκακεῖν: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: ἐνκακεῖν; Byzantine text, Textus Receptus: ἐκκακεῖν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐγκακεῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐγκακεῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκκακεῖν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.
RP2018
Διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐκκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.
TR-Boyd
Διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐκκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσί μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶ δόξα ὑμῶν.
SCR1894
διο αιτουμαι μη εκκακειν εν ταις θλιψεσιν μου υπερ υμων ητις εστιν δοξα υμων

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
  • Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:6If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
  • Isaiah 40:30–31Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk…
  • Philippians 1:12–14Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for…
  • Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
  • Deuteronomy 20:3saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
  • Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
  • Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  • Hebrews 12:3–5Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And you have forgotten…
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2–4We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for…

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