¹⁵ The Spirit^(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;^(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.^[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,^[b] Father.”^(C)

¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you,^(A) remembering you in my prayers.^{(B) 17} I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(C) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(D) and revelation, so that you may know him better.

A Prayer for the Ephesians

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel^(A) before the Father,

²⁰ always giving thanks^(A) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ We always thank God,^(A) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,