Deuteronomy 20:8

20:8 In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, “Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier’s ¹  heart as fearful ²  as his own.”

Psalms 27:13

27:13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience

the Lord’s favor in the land of the living? ³ 

Isaiah 40:29

40:29 He gives strength to those who are tired;

to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.

Zephaniah 3:16

3:16 On that day they will say ⁴  to Jerusalem,

“Don’t be afraid, Zion!

Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic! ⁵ 

Luke 18:1-2

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ⁶  Jesus ⁷  told them a parable to show them they should always ⁸  pray and not lose heart. ⁹  18:2 He said, ¹⁰  “In a certain city ¹¹  there was a judge ¹²  who neither feared God nor respected people. ¹³ 

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Colossians 4:16

4:16 And after ¹⁴  you have read this letter, have it read ¹⁵  to the church of Laodicea. In turn, read the letter from Laodicea ¹⁶  as well.

Hebrews 12:5

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ¹⁷  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ¹⁸  you.

Revelation 2:3

2:3 I am also aware ¹⁹  that you have persisted steadfastly, ²⁰  endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.

¹ tn Heb “his brother’s.”

² tn Heb “melted.”

³ tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is incomplete: “If I had not believed [I would] see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” The words “Where would I be” are supplied in the translation to clarify the intent of the statement.

⁴ tn Heb “it will be said.” The passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “your hands must not go limp.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

⁹ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

¹⁰ tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”

¹¹ tn Or “town.”

¹² sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

¹³ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

¹⁴ tn Grk “when.”

¹⁵ tn The construction beginning with the imperative ποιήσατε ἵνα…ἀναγνωσθῇ (poihsate Jina…anagnwsqh) should be translated as “have it read” where the conjunction ἵνα functions to mark off its clause as the direct object of the imperative ποιήσατε. The content of the clause (“reading the letter”) is what Paul commands with the imperative ποιήσατε. Thus the translation “have it read” has been used here.

¹⁶ sn This letter is otherwise unknown, but some have suggested that it is the letter known today as Ephesians.

¹⁷ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

¹⁸ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

¹⁹ tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “I am also aware” to link this English sentence back to “I know” at the beginning of v. 2.

²⁰ tn The Greek word translated “persisted steadfastly” (ὑπομονή, Jupomonh) is the same one translated “steadfast endurance” in v. 2.