Translation
then, I ask you to not be inwardly weak from the inside out,
Go to footnote numberin the presence of internal pressures
Go to footnote numberof me for you, which is your glory.
Paraphrase
On account of what I have been saying about the Gentiles, I ask you to not give in to exhaustion even in the face of internal pressures that make you feel confined and lacking any good option,
Footnotes
1: "inwardly weak from the inside out":
This is a compound word made from the preposition “out from” and the noun meaning “inwardly bad, or inwardly weak.” It is often rendered “faint, weary, exhausted, your heart fails.” The noun this comes from is enough to express something on the inside of someone, but the preposition is add to show it is not hidden on the inside, it becomes evident on the outside because it comes from the inside to the outside; the person being described acts in ways that outwardly display that inner weakness or exhaustion.
2: "internal pressures":
This word was used of “persecution, distress, affliction” but its original meaning had the idea of something internal. Thus, it seems to point to the effects of pressure on the inside of someone, in their mind, will or soul. Much of the stress we feel is actually a pressure we put on ourselves by not responding well to the circumstances around us. There is another Greek word that describes the external pressure of the circumstances themselves.
THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE “IF-THEN” STATEMENT
My summary of the “if-then” statement begun in verse 2 is, “if you have heard of the way God called me to share the Gospel with the Gentiles and heard of the ways I have suffered for that cause, then I don’t want you to feel badly about that.”
HOW COULD THIS BECOME THEIR GLORY?
Paul did not want the Ephesian church to feel badly and become spiritually and emotionally faint when remembering the ways Paul had suffered for them, and considering the suffering that might be just around the corner for them. Rather he wanted the price that he paid to take them the Gospel to make them feel special, chosen, sought out by God. He wanted it to be a motivator for them in their own distress.