13 As for you, brothers, (A)do not grow weary in doing good.

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13 And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.(A)

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And (A)let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, (B)if we do not give up. 10 So then, (C)as we have opportunity, let us (D)do good to everyone, and especially to those who are (E)of the household of faith.

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Let us not become weary in doing good,(A) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(B) 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(C) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(D) of believers.

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Do Not Grow Weary

(A)Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or (B)fainthearted.

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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

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29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but (A)they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings (B)like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

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29 He gives strength(A) to the weary(B)
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men(C) stumble and fall;(D)
31 but those who hope(E) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(F)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(G)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(H)

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The Light of the Gospel

Therefore, having (A)this ministry (B)by the mercy of God,[a] we do not lose heart.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

Therefore, since through God’s mercy(A) we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.(B)

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The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought (A)always to pray and not (B)lose heart.

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The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A)

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I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up (A)for my name's sake, and you (B)have not grown weary.

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You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(A) and have not grown weary.

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And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

(A)“My son, (B)do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
    nor be weary when reproved by him.

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And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart(A) when he rebukes you,

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16 So we do not lose heart. (A)Though our outer self[a] is wasting away, (B)our inner self (C)is being renewed day by day.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Greek man

16 Therefore we do not lose heart.(A) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly(B) we are being renewed(C) day by day.

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13 I believe that I shall look[a] upon (A)the goodness of the Lord
    in (B)the land of the living!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed that I would look

13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord(A)
    in the land of the living.(B)

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A Life Pleasing to God

Finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you (A)received from us (B)how you ought to walk and (C)to please God, just as you are doing, that you (D)do so more and more.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13

Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

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to those who (A)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

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To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(A) and immortality,(B) he will give eternal life.(C)

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And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, (A)‘Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.’

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Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”(A)

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