^11 (A)according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹² in whom we have boldness and access ^(B)with confidence through faith in Him. ^13 (C)Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, ^(D)which is your glory.

Appreciation of the Mystery

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees to the ^(E)Father ^[a]of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ¹⁶ that He would grant you, ^(F)according to the riches of His glory, ^(G)to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in ^(H)the inner man,

Preeminence of Christ

^9 (A)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask ^(B)that you may be filled with ^(C)the knowledge of His will ^(D)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; ^10 (E)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, ^(F)fully pleasing Him, ^(G)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the ^(H)knowledge of God; ^11 (I)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, ^(J)for all patience and longsuffering ^(K)with joy; ^12 (L)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of ^(M)the inheritance of the saints in the light. ¹³ He has delivered us from ^(N)the power of darkness ^(O)and ^[a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

⁴ by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

¹³ Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to ^[a]doctrine.