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^(g)We give thanks to God, ^(h)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

⁽ⁱ⁾since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the ^(j)love which you have ^[d]for ^(k)all the ^[e]saints;

because of the ^(l)hope ^(m)laid up for you in ^[f]heaven, of which you previously ⁽ⁿ⁾heard in the word of truth, ^[g]the gospel

which has come to you, just as ^[h](o)in all the world also it is constantly bearing ^(p)fruit and ^[i]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you ^(q)heard of it and ^[j]understood the grace of God in truth;

just as you learned it from ^(r)Epaphras, our ^(s)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

and he also informed us of your ^(t)love in the Spirit.

For this reason also, ^(u)since the day we heard of it, ^(v)we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the ^[k](w)knowledge of His will in all spiritual ^(x)wisdom and understanding,

so that you will ^(y)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^[l](z)to please Him in all respects, ^(aa)bearing fruit in every good work and ^[m]increasing in the ^[n]knowledge of God;

^(ab)strengthened with all power, according to ^[o]His glorious might, ^[p]for the attaining of all steadfastness and ^[q]patience; ^(ac)joyously