Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –

And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

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,