Ephesians 6:18-20
New English Translation
18 With every prayer and petition, pray[a] at all times in the Spirit, and to this end[b] be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints. 19 Pray[c] for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak[d]—that I may confidently make known[e] the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
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- Ephesians 6:18 tn Both “pray” and “be alert” are participles in the Greek text (“praying…being alert”). Both are probably instrumental, loosely connected with all of the preceding instructions. As such, they are not additional commands to do but instead are the means through which the prior instructions are accomplished.
- Ephesians 6:18 tn Grk “and toward it.”
- Ephesians 6:19 tn To avoid a lengthy, convoluted sentence in English, the Greek sentence was broken up at this point and the verb “pray” was inserted in the English translation to pick up the participle προσευχόμενοι (proseuxomenoi, “praying”) in v. 18.
- Ephesians 6:19 tn Grk “that a word may be given to me in the opening of my mouth.” Here “word” (λόγος, logos) is used in the sense of “message,” but more specifically in this context, “the right words.”
- Ephesians 6:19 tn The infinitive γνωρίσαι (gnōrisai, “to make known”) is functioning epexegetically to further explain what the author means by the preceding phrase “that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak.”
Ephesians 6:18-20
Legacy Standard Bible
18 (A)praying at all times [a]with all (B)prayer and petition (C)in the Spirit, and to this end, (D)being on the alert with all (E)perseverance and (F)petition for all the saints, 19 as well as (G)on my behalf, that [b]words may be given to me (H)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with (I)boldness (J)the mystery of the gospel— 20 for which I am an (K)ambassador (L)in [c]chains—so that [d]in proclaiming it I may speak (M)boldly, (N)as I ought to speak.
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- Ephesians 6:18 Lit through
- Ephesians 6:19 Lit word
- Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain
- Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss I may speak it boldly
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