¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.^{(A) 18} Do not get drunk on wine,^(B) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,^{(C) 19} speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.^(D) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, ²⁰ always giving thanks^(E) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Instructions for Christian Households^(F)

²¹ Submit to one another^(G) out of reverence for Christ.

¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit^(A) on all occasions^(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.^(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying^(D) for all the Lord’s people.

²⁶ In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit^(A) himself intercedes for us^(B) through wordless groans. ²⁷ And he who searches our hearts^(C) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes^(D) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.