Ulangan 20:3

20:3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,

Yesaya 40:30-31

40:30 Even youths get tired and weary;

even strong young men clumsily stumble. ¹ 

40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help ²  find renewed strength;

they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, ³ 

they run without growing weary,

they walk without getting tired.

Zefanya 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 

Kisah Para Rasul 14:22

14:22 They strengthened ⁶  the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue ⁷  in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom ⁸  of God through many persecutions.” ⁹ 

Galatia 6:9

6:9 So we must not grow weary ¹⁰  in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. ¹¹ 

Galatia 6:2

6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatia 3:13

3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming ¹²  a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) ¹³ 

Ibrani 12:3-5

12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up. 12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed ¹⁴  in your struggle against sin. 12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ¹⁵  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ¹⁶  you.

[40:30]  ¹ tn Heb “stumbling they stumble.” The verbal idea is emphasized by the infinitive absolute.

[40:31]  ² tn The words “for the Lord’s help” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[40:31]  ³ tn Heb “they rise up [on] wings like eagles” (TEV similar).

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “it will be said.” The passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.

[3:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “your hands must not go limp.”

[14:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “to Antioch, strengthening.” Due to the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here. This participle (ἐπιστηρίζοντες, episthrizonte") and the following one (παρακαλοῦντες, parakalounte") have been translated as finite verbs connected by the coordinating conjunction “and.”

[14:22]  ⁷ sn And encouraged them to continue. The exhortations are like those noted in Acts 11:23; 13:43. An example of such a speech is found in Acts 20:18-35. Christianity is now characterized as “the faith.”

[14:22]  ⁸ sn This reference to the kingdom of God clearly refers to its future arrival.

[14:22]  ⁹ tn Or “sufferings.”

[6:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).

[6:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).

[3:13]  ¹² tn Grk “having become”; the participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been taken instrumentally.

[3:13]  ¹³ sn A quotation from Deut 21:23. By figurative extension the Greek word translated tree (ζύλον, zulon) can also be used to refer to a cross (L&N 6.28), the Roman instrument of execution.

[12:4]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “until blood.”

[12:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

[12:5]  ¹⁶ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.