Keeping this in mind, we pray for you constantly. We pray that God will make you worthy of his calling and, by his power, make every good thing you want to do come true. We pray that he will make perfect everything you’ve done by faith.
Because our 12 tribes are hoping to see that promise come true, they serve God with faithful and honest hearts day and night. But it’s because I have the same hope, King Agrippa, that these Jews are bringing charges against me.
Epaphras, who’s from your community and who’s a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He’s always praying hard for you, that you’ll stand firm in the will of God and that you’ll be confident and mature.
Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone so that when we bring them to God, they will be like Christ. We want them to be mature in Christ.
Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and each creature was covered all over with eyes, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying, “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
Finally, brothers and sisters, be joyful! Work to make everything right with one another. Encourage one another and agree with each other. Live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
Therefore, “they stand in front of the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to protect them.