Study Desk

Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

For no man ever hates his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the church,

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

and also for me, that utterance may be given me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts.

always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ;

The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel;

Yes, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.