Ephesians 1:15-23

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵For this reason, ^(A)because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love^[a] toward all the saints, ¹⁶I ^(B)do not cease to give thanks for you, ^(C)remembering you in my prayers, ¹⁷that ^(D)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^(E)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, ¹⁸^(F)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is ^(G)the hope to which he has called you, what are ^(H)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, ^(I)according to the working of ^(J)his great might ²⁰that he worked in Christ ^(K)when he raised him from the dead and ^(L)seated him at his right hand ^(M)in the heavenly places, ²¹^(N)far above ^(O)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above ^(P)every name that is named, not only in ^(Q)this age but also in the one to come. ²²And ^(R)he put all things under his feet and gave him as ^(S)head over all things to the church, ²³^(T)which is his body, ^(U)the fullness of him ^(V)who fills ^(W)all in all.

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Ephesians 1:15 Some manuscripts omit your love

Ephesians 3:14-21

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Prayer for Spiritual Strength

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵from whom ^(A)every family^[a] in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶that according to ^(B)the riches of his glory ^(C)he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit ^(D)in your inner being, ¹⁷^(E)so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being ^(F)rooted and ^(G)grounded in love, ¹⁸may have strength to ^(H)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and ^(I)height and depth, ¹⁹and to know the love of Christ ^(J)that surpasses knowledge, that ^(K)you may be filled with all ^(L)the fullness of God.

²⁰^(M)Now to ^(N)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, ^(O)according to the power at work within us, ²¹^(P)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.