13 So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged(A) over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.(B)

Prayer for Spiritual Power

14 For this reason I kneel(C) before the Father[a] 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:14 Other mss add of our Lord Jesus Christ

13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).