Ephesians 1:16-18

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Paul’s Prayer

^15-16That is why I always remember you in my prayers and thank God for you. I have done this ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. ¹⁷I always pray to the great and glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that he will give you the Spirit, who will let you know truths about God and help you understand them, so that you will know him better.

¹⁸I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that he has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy people are rich and glorious.

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Ephesians 1:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶I have not stopped giving thanks for you,^(A) remembering you in my prayers.^(B) ¹⁷I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(C) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(D) and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened^(E) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called^(F) you, the riches^(G) of his glorious inheritance^(H) in his holy people,^(I)