Ephesians 3:14-19

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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.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14

Romans 8:12-17

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Heirs with Christ

¹²So then, brothers,^[a] we are debtors, ^(A)not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ¹³For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you ^(B)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴For all who are ^(C)led by the Spirit of God are ^(D)sons^[b] of God. ¹⁵For ^(E)you did not receive ^(F)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^(G)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^(H)“Abba! Father!” ¹⁶^(I)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷and if children, then ^(J)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(K)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.