Ephesians 3:13
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13 So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
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Ephesians 3:13
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13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
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2 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.(A)
Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Work for the Church
24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(A) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(B) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(C)
2 Corinthians 1:6
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6 Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
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2 Corinthians 1:6
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6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation;(A) if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
Philippians 1:12-14
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Paul’s Joy That Christ Is Preached
12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,[b] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers[c] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message[d] without fear.
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Philippians 1:12-14
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Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel
12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,[a] that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard[b] and to everyone else that I am in chains(A) for Christ. 14 And because of my chains,(B) most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.(C)
Footnotes
- Philippians 1:12 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 14; and in 3:1, 13, 17; 4:1, 8, 21.
- Philippians 1:13 Or whole palace
Ephesians 3:1
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God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed
3 When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles[a] . . .
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- 3:1 Paul resumes this thought in verse 14: “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father.”
Ephesians 3:1
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God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles
3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner(A) of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
Isaiah 40:30-31
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30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:30-31
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Hebrews 12:3-5
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3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[a] then you won’t become weary and give up. 4 After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.
5 And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children?[b] He said,
“My child,[c] don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
Hebrews 12:3-5
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3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.
God Disciplines His Children
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(B) 5 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(C) when he rebukes you,
Galatians 6:9
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9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
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Galatians 6:9
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9 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)
Acts 14:22
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22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
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Acts 14:22
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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(A) “We must go through many hardships(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Zephaniah 3:16
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16 On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,
“Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!
Zephaniah 3:16
New International Version
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(A)
Deuteronomy 20:3
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3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.
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Deuteronomy 20:3
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3 He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted(A) or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
New Living Translation
2 and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker[a] in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, 3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. 4 Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know.
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- 3:2 Other manuscripts read and God’s servant; still others read and a co-worker, or and a servant and co-worker for God, or and God’s servant and our co-worker.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
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2 We sent Timothy,(A) who is our brother and co-worker(B) in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(C) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(D) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(E) 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.(F)
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