Romans 1:9

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⁹^(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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Ephesians 6:18

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¹⁸praying ^(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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2 Timothy 1:3

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Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

³^(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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Ephesians 1:16-19

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¹⁶I ^(A)do not cease to give thanks for you, ^(B)remembering you in my prayers, ¹⁷that ^(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, ¹⁹and 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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Romans 9:1

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God's Sovereign Choice

9 ^(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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1 Thessalonians 5:17

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¹⁷^(A)pray without ceasing,

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2 Corinthians 1:23

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²³But ^(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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1 Thessalonians 3:10

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¹⁰as 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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1 Thessalonians 1:2

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The Thessalonians' Faith and Example

²^(A)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly^[a] ^(B)mentioning you in our prayers,

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1 Thessalonians 1:2 Or without ceasing

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Philippians 3:3

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³For ^(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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Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit

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Philippians 1:4

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⁴always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

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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.

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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

2 Corinthians 11:10-11

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

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1 Corinthians 14:14-15

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¹⁴For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. ¹⁵What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; ^(A)I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will ^(B)sing with my mind also.

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Acts 27:23

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²³For this very night ^(A)there ^(B)stood before me ^(C)an angel of the God ^(D)to whom I belong and ^(E)whom I worship,

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Acts 19:21

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A Riot at Ephesus

²¹Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit ^(A)to pass through ^(B)Macedonia and Achaia and ^(C)go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, ^(D)I must also see Rome.”

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John 4:23-24

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²³But ^(A)the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father ^(B)in spirit and ^(C)truth, for the Father ^(D)is seeking such people to worship him. ²⁴God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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1 John 5:9-12

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⁹^(A)If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God ^(B)that he has borne concerning his Son. ¹⁰Whoever believes in the Son of God ^(C)has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God ^(D)has made him a liar, ^(E)because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. ¹¹And this is the testimony, that God gave us ^(F)eternal life, and ^(G)this life is in his Son. ¹²^(H)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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1 Timothy 2:7

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⁷^(A)For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (^(B)I am telling the truth, I am not lying), ^(C)a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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1 Thessalonians 2:5-10

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⁵^(A)For we never came with words of flattery,^[a] as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—^(B)God is witness. ⁶^(C)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, ^(D)though we could have made ^(E)demands as ^(F)apostles of Christ. ⁷But we were ^(G)gentle^[b] among you, ^(H)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. ⁸So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God ^(I)but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

⁹For you remember, brothers, ^(J)our labor and toil: we ^(K)worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. ¹⁰You are witnesses, and ^(L)God also, ^(M)how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.

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1 Thessalonians 2:5 Or with a flattering speech
1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants

Colossians 1:28-29

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²⁸Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that ^(A)we may present everyone ^(B)mature in Christ. ²⁹For this ^(C)I toil, ^(D)struggling ^(E)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

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Colossians 1:9-13

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⁹And so, ^(A)from the day we heard, ^(B)we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that ^(C)you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all ^(D)spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰so as ^(E)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(F)fully pleasing to him: ^(G)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹^(H)being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for ^(I)all endurance and patience ^(J)with joy; ¹²^(K)giving thanks^[a] to the Father, who has qualified you^[b] to share in ^(L)the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³He ^(M)has delivered us from ^(N)the domain of darkness and transferred us to ^(O)the kingdom of ^(P)his beloved Son,

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Colossians 1:12 Or patience, with joy giving thanks
Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

Philippians 2:22

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²²But you know Timothy's^[a] ^(A)proven worth, how ^(B)as a son^[b] with a father ^(C)he has served with me in the gospel.

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Philippians 2:22 Greek his
Philippians 2:22 Greek child

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Philippians 1:8-11

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⁸For ^(A)God is my witness, ^(B)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹And it is my prayer that ^(C)your love may abound more and more, ^(D)with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰so that you may approve what is excellent, ^(E)and so be pure and blameless ^(F)for the day of Christ, ¹¹filled ^(G)with the fruit of righteousness that comes ^(H)through Jesus Christ, ^(I)to the glory and praise of God.