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13 So I ask you not to[a] lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

Prayer for the Readers

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:13 Or I ask that I may not

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).