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Ephesians 3:13 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 3 · verse 13
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.Ephesians 3:13 · King James Version
Ephesians 3:13 in context
11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
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Key words (Strong's)
- tribulationsthlipsisa pressing, pressing together, pressure, metaph. oppression, affliction, tribulation…G2347 →
- desireaiteōto ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, requireG154 →
- faintekkakeōto be utterly spiritless, to be wearied out, exhaustedG1573 →
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Here we have the account which Paul gives the Ephesians concerning himself, as he was appointed by God the apostle of the Gentiles. I. We may observe that he acquaints them with the tribulations and sufferings which he endured in the discharge of that office, Eph 3:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13