(A)For God is my witness, (B)whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, (C)that without ceasing I mention you

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God, whom I serve(A) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(B) how constantly I remember you

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18 praying (A)at all times (B)in the Spirit, (C)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, (D)keep alert with all perseverance, making (E)supplication for all the saints,

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18 And pray in the Spirit(A) on all occasions(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(D) for all the Lord’s people.

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Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

(A)I thank God (B)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (C)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (D)constantly in my prayers night and day.

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Thanksgiving

I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)

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16 I (A)do not cease to give thanks for you, (B)remembering you in my prayers, 17 that (C)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (D)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 (E)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is (F)the hope to which he has called you, what are (G)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, (H)according to the working of (I)his great might

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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. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(E) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(F) you, the riches(G) of his glorious inheritance(H) in his holy people,(I) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(J) is the same as the mighty strength(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

God's Sovereign Choice

(A)I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

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Paul’s Anguish Over Israel

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit—

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17 (A)pray without ceasing,

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17 pray continually,(A)

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23 But (A)I call God to witness against me—it was (B)to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.

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23 I call God as my witness(A)—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you(B) that I did not return to Corinth.

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10 as we pray most earnestly (A)night and day (B)that we may see you face to face and (C)supply what is lacking in your faith?

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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

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The Thessalonians' Faith and Example

(A)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly[a] (B)mentioning you in our prayers,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Or without ceasing

Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

We always thank God for all of you(A) and continually mention you in our prayers.(B)

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For (A)we are the circumcision, (B)who worship (C)by the Spirit of God[a] and (D)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

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  1. Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit

For it is we who are the circumcision,(A) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(B) and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

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In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray(A) with joy

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Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom (A)every family[a] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that 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, 18 may have strength to (H)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and (I)height and depth, 19 and 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.

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  1. 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

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches(B) he may strengthen you with power(C) through his Spirit in your inner being,(D) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(E) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(F) and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,(G) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(H) is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(I)—that you may be filled(J) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(K)

20 Now to him who is able(L) to do immeasurably more than all we ask(M) or imagine, according to his power(N) that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.(O)

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  1. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).

10 (A)As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine (B)will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 And why? (C)Because I do not love you? (D)God knows I do!

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10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me,(A) nobody in the regions of Achaia(B) will stop this boasting(C) of mine. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows(D) I do!(E)

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