Acts 13:46
13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,
“It was necessary to speak the word of God
to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy
of eternal life, we
are turning to the Gentiles.
Ephesians 6:18-20
6:18 With every prayer and petition, pray
at all times in the Spirit, and to this end
be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
6:19 Pray
for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak
– that I may confidently make known
the mystery of the gospel,
6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Ephesians 6:1
6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.
Ephesians 2:2
2:2 in which
you formerly lived
according to this world’s present path,
according to the ruler of the kingdom
of the air, the ruler of
the spirit
that is now energizing
the sons of disobedience,