I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants[2] for Jesus' sake.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,
and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Brothers, pray for us.
Finally, brothers,[1] pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored,[2] as happened among you,
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: