Ephesians

Ephesians 3:13–15

¹³So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

¹⁴... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,^d ¹⁵from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	Διὸ	Dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
I ask	αἰτοῦμαι	aitoumai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to be discouraged	ἐνκακεῖν	enkakein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1573 I am faint, am weary
because of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
sufferings	θλίψεσίν	thlipsesin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
which	ἥτις	hētis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
are	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
glory	δόξα	doxa	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for this reason	χάριν	charin	Preposition	G5484 on account of
I bow	κάμπτω	kamptō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2578 I bend, bow
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
knees	γόνατά	gonata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1119 a knee
before	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατέρα	Patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
whom	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
every	πᾶσα	pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
family	πατριὰ	patria	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3965 a family, tribe
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
heaven	οὐρανοῖς	ouranois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
earth	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
derives its name	ὀνομάζεται	onomazetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3687 I give a name to, mention

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ephesians 3:13 2 Thessalonians 3:13 · Colossians 1:24 · 2 Corinthians 1:6 · Isaiah 40:30–31 · Philippians 1:12–14 · Ephesians 3:1 · Galatians 6:9 · Deuteronomy 20:3 · Zephaniah 3:16 · Acts 14:22 · Hebrews 12:3–5

Ephesians 3:14 Psalm 95:6 · Ephesians 1:16–19 · Philippians 2:10 · Ephesians 1:3 · Acts 21:5 · Ezra 9:5 · Isaiah 45:23 · Daniel 6:10 · Luke 22:41 · Acts 20:36 · 1 Kings 19:18 · 2 Chronicles 6:13

Ephesians 3:15 Ephesians 1:10 · Revelation 5:8–14 · Ephesians 1:21 · Revelation 3:12 · Revelation 2:17 · Jeremiah 33:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.