¹⁶ Therefore we do not give up.^(A) Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person^(B) is being renewed day by day.

¹⁶ I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches^(A) of his glory,^(B) to be strengthened with power^(C) in your inner being^(D) through his Spirit,

⁴ but rather what is inside the heart^[a](A)—the imperishable quality of a gentle^(B) and quiet^(C) spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.