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{\MTB Paul’s Letter to the
\par }{\MT Ephesians

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Introduction
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}To
Christ’s
people
at
Ephesus
who
are
faithful
to
him,
from
Paul,
an apostle
of
Christ
Jesus,
by
the
will
of
God.
\VS{2}May
God,
our
Father,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
bless
you
and
give
you
peace.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{3}Blessed
is
the
God
and
Father
of
Jesus
Christ,
our
Lord,
who
has
blessed
us
on
high
with
every
spiritual
blessing,
in
Christ.
\VS{4}For
he
chose
us
in
our
union
with Christ
before
the
creation
of
the universe,
so
that
we
might
be
holy
and
blameless
in
his
sight,
living
in
the
spirit
of
love.
\VS{5}From
the
first
he
destined
us,
in
his
goodwill towards
us,
to
be
adopted
as
sons
through
Jesus
Christ,
\VS{6}and
so
to enhance
that
glorious manifestation
of
his
loving
kindness
which
he
gave
us
in
the
one
he
loves;
\VS{7}for
in
him,
and
through
the
shedding
of
his
blood,
we
have
found
redemption
in
the
pardon
of
our
offences.
\VS{8}All
this accords
with
the
loving
kindness
which
God
lavished
on
us,
accompanied
by
countless
gifts
of
wisdom
and
discernment,
\VS{9}when
he
made
known
to
us
his
hidden
purpose.
And
it
also accords
with
the
goodwill
which
God
purposed
to
exhibit
in Christ,
\VS{10}in
view
of
that
divine
order
which
was
to
mark
the
completion
of
the
ages,
when
he
should
make
everything,
both
in
heaven
and
on
earth, centre
in
him.
\VS{11}In
him,
I
say,
for
by
our
union
with
him
we
became
God’s
heritage,
having
from
the
first
been
destined
for
this
in
the
intention
of
him
who,
in
all
that
happens,
is
carrying
out
his
own
fixed
purpose;
\VS{12}that
we
should enhance
his
glory –
we
who
have
been
the
first
to
rest
our
hopes
on
the
Christ.
\VS{13}And
you,
too,
by
your
union
with
him,
after
you
had
heard
the
message
of
the
truth,
the
good
news
of
your
salvation –
you
believed
in
him
and
were
sealed
as
his
by
receiving
the
holy
Spirit,
which
he
had
promised.
\VS{14}And
the
Spirit
is
a
pledge
of
our
future
heritage, foreshadowing
the
full
redemption
of
God’s
own
people –
to enhance
his
glory.
\par }{\SH The
power
of
God
displayed
in Christ,
the
Head
of
the Church
\par }{\PP \VS{15}And
therefore
I,
ever
since
I
heard
of
the
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
which
prevails
among
you,
and
of
your
confidence
in
all
Christ’s
people,
\VS{16}have
never omitted
to
thank
God
on
your
behalf,
whenever
I
make
mention
of
you
in
my
prayers.
\VS{17}My
prayer
is
that
the
God
of
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord,
the all-glorious
Father,
may inspire
you
with
wisdom
and
true
insight
through
a fuller
knowledge
of
himself;
\VS{18}that
your
minds
may
be
so
enlightened
that
you
may realise
the
hope
given
by
God’s
call,
the
wealth
of
the
glory
of
his
heritage
among Christ’s
people,
\VS{19}and
the transcendent
greatness
of
the
power
which
he
is
able
to
exercise
in dealing
with
us
who
believe
in
him.
\VS{20}The
same
mighty
power
was
exerted
on
the
Christ,
when
he
raised
the
Christ
from
the
dead
and “caused
him
to
sit
at
his
right
hand”
on
high,
exalting
him
above
all
angels
and archangels
of
every
rank,
\VS{21}and
above
every
name
that
can
be
named,
whether
in
the
present
age,
or
in
the
age
to
come.
\VS{22}And
God
placed
all
things
under Christ’s
feet,
and
gave
him
to
the
church
as
its supreme
head;
\VS{23}for
the church
is Christ’s
body,
and
is
filled
by
him
who
fills
all
things
everywhere
with
his
presence.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}You
yourselves
were
once
dead
because
of
your
offences
and
sins.
\VS{2}For
at
one
time
you
lived
in
sin,
following
the
ways
of
the
world,
in
subjection
to
the
Ruler
of
the
powers
of
the
air –
the
Spirit
who
is
still
at
work
among
the
disobedient.
\VS{3}And
it
was
among
them
that
we
all
once
lived
our
lives,
indulging
the cravings
of
our
earthly
nature,
and
carrying
out
the
desires
prompted
by
that
earthly
nature
and
by
our
own
thoughts.
Our
nature
exposed
us
to
the
divine
wrath,
like
the
rest
of
humanity.
\VS{4}Yet
God,
in
his
abundant
compassion,
and
because
of
the
great
love
with
which
he
loved
us,
\VS{5}even
though
we
were
dead
because
of
our
offences,
gave
life
to
us
in
giving
life
to
the
Christ. (By
God’s
loving
kindness
you
have
been
saved.)
\VS{6}And,
through
our
union
with
Christ
Jesus,
God
raised
us
with
him,
and
caused
us
to
sit
with
him
on
high,
\VS{7}in
order
that,
by
his
goodness
to
us
in
Christ
Jesus,
he
might
display
in
the
ages
to
come
the boundless
wealth
of
his
loving
kindness.
\VS{8}For
it
is
by
God’s
loving
kindness
that
you
have
been
saved,
through
your
faith.
It
is
not
due
to
yourselves;
the
gift
is
God’s.
\VS{9}It
is
not
due
to
obedience
to
Law,
so
that
no
one
can
boast.
\VS{10}For
we
are
God’s
handiwork,
created,
by
our
union
with
Christ
Jesus,
for
the
good
actions
in
doing
which
God
had pre-arranged
that
we
should
spend
our
lives.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Remember,
therefore,
that
you
were
once
Gentiles
yourselves,
as
your
bodies
showed;
you
were
called “the
Uncircumcised”
by
those
who
were
called “the
Circumcised” –
circumcised
only
by
human
hands!
\VS{12}Remember
that
you
were
at
that
time
far
from
Christ;
you
were
shut
out
from
the
citizenship
of
Israel;
you
were
strangers
to
the
covenants
founded
on
God’s
promise;
you
were
in
the
world
without
hope
and
without
God.
\VS{13}But
now,
through
your
union
with
Christ
Jesus,
you
who
once
were
far
off
have,
by
the
shedding
of
the
blood
of
the
Christ,
been
brought
near.
\VS{14}He
it
is
who
is
our
peace.
He
made
the
two
divisions
of
humanity
one,
broke
down
the
barrier
that
separated
them,
\VS{15}and
in
his
human nature
put
an
end
to
the
cause
of
enmity
between
them –
the
Law
with
its injunctions
and
ordinances –
in
order
to
create,
through
union
with
himself,
from
Jew
and Gentile,
one
new
humanity
and
so
make
peace.
\VS{16}And
when,
on
the
cross,
he
had
destroyed
their mutual
enmity,
he
sought
by
means
of
his
cross
to
reconcile
them
both
to
God,
united
in
one
body.
\VS{17}He
came
with
the
good
news
of
peace
for
you
who
were
far
off,
and
of
peace
for
those
who
were
near;
\VS{18}for
it
is
through
him
that
we,
the
Jews
and
the
Gentiles,
united
in
the
one
Spirit,
are
now
able
to
approach
the
Father.
\VS{19}It
follows,
then,
that
you
are
no
longer
strangers
and
foreigners,
but
are
fellow
citizens
with Christ’s
people
and
members
of
God’s
household.
\VS{20}You
have
been
built
up
on
the
foundation
laid
by
the apostles
and
prophets,
Christ
Jesus
himself
being
the
cornerstone.
\VS{21}United
in
him,
every
part
of
the
building,
closely
joined
together,
will
grow
into
a
temple,
consecrated
by
its
union
with
the
Lord.
\VS{22}And,
through
union
in
him,
you
also
are
being
built
up
together,
to
be
a
place
where
God
lives
through
the
Spirit.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH The Apostle’s Divine Commission to the Gentiles
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}For
this
reason
I,
Paul,
the
prisoner
of
Jesus,
the
Christ,
for
the
sake
of
you
Gentiles –
\VS{2}For
you
have
heard,
I
suppose,
of
the
responsible
charge
with
which
God
entrusted
me
for
your
benefit,
\VS{3}and
also
that
it
was
by
direct
revelation
that
the
hidden
purpose
of
God
was
made
known
to
me,
as
I
have
already
briefly
told
you.
\VS{4}And,
by
reading
what
I
have
written,
you
will
be
able
to
judge
how
far
I
understand
this
hidden
purpose
of
God
in
Christ.
\VS{5}In
former
generations
it
was
not
made
known
to
humanity,
as
fully
as
it
has
now
been
revealed
by
the
Spirit
to
the apostles
and
prophets
among Christ’s
people –
\VS{6}That,
by
union
with
Christ
Jesus
and
through
the
good
news,
the
Gentiles
are coheirs
with
us
and
members
of
one
body,
and
that
they
share
with
us
in
God’s
Promise.
\VS{7}Of
this
good
news
I
become
an
assistant,
in
virtue
of
the
charge
with
which
God
entrusted
me
in
the
exercise
of
his
power –
\VS{8}Yes,
to
me,
who
am
less
than
the
least
of
all
Christ’s
people,
was
this
charge
entrusted! –
to
tell
the
Gentiles
the
good
news
of
the boundless
wealth
to
be
found
in
the
Christ,
\VS{9}and
to
make
clear
what
is
God’s
way
of
working
out
that
hidden
purpose
which
from
the
first
has
been
concealed
in
the
mind
of
the
Creator
of
all
things;
\VS{10}so
that
now
to
the archangels
and
to
all
the
powers
on
high
should
be
made
known,
through
the
church,
the all-embracing
wisdom
of
God,
\VS{11}in
accordance
with
that
purpose
which
runs
through
all
the
ages
and
which
he
has
now
accomplished
in
Jesus,
the
Christ,
our
Master.
\VS{12}And
in
union
with
him,
and
through
our
trust
in
him,
we
find
courage
to
approach
God
with
confidence.
\VS{13}Therefore
I
beg
you
not
to
be
disheartened
at
the
sufferings
that
I
am undergoing
for
your
sakes;
for
they redound
to
your
honour.
\VS{14}For
this
reason,
then,
I
kneel
before
the
Father –
\VS{15}from
whom
all “fatherhood”
in
heaven
and
on
earth
derives
its
name –
\VS{16}and
pray
that,
in
proportion
to
the
wealth
of
his
glory,
he
will
strengthen
you
with
his
power
by
breathing
his
Spirit
into
your
inmost
soul,
\VS{17}so
that
the
Christ,
through
your
faith,
may
make
his
home
within
your
hearts
in
love;
and
I
pray
that
you,
now
firmly
rooted
and
established,
may,
with
all
Christ’s
people,
\VS{18}have
the
power
to
comprehend
in
all
its
width
and
length
and
height
and
depth,
\VS{19}and
to
understand –
though
it
surpasses
all
understanding –
the
love
of
the
Christ;
and
so
be
filled
with
all
the
fullness
of
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{20}To
him
who,
through
his
power
which
is
at
work
within
us,
is
able
to
do
far
more
than
anything
that
we
can
ask
or
conceive –
\VS{21}to
him
be
all
glory
through
the
church
and
through
Christ
Jesus,
for
all
generations,
age
after
age.
Amen.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH The Gospel and Daily Life
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}I
beg
you,
then –
I
who
am
a
prisoner
in
the
Master’s
cause –
to
live
lives
worthy
of
the
call
that
you
have
received;
\VS{2}always
humble
and
gentle,
patient,
bearing
lovingly
with
one
another,
\VS{3}and
striving
to
maintain
in
the
bond
of
peace
the
unity
given
by
the
Spirit.
\VS{4}There
is
but
one
body
and
one
Spirit,
just
as
there
was
but
one
hope
set
before
you
when
you
received
your
call.
\VS{5}There
is
but
one
Lord,
one
faith,
one baptism.
\VS{6}There
is
but
one
God
and
Father
of
all –
the
God
who
is
over
all, pervades
all,
and
is
in
all.
\VS{7}Everyone
of
us,
however,
has
been
entrusted
with
some
charge,
each
in
accordance
with
the
extent
of
the
gift
of
the
Christ.
\VS{8}That
is
why
it
is
said –
\par }{\Q “When
he
went
up
on
high,
he
led
his
captives
into
captivity.
And
gave
gifts
to
humanity.”
\par }{\MM \VS{9}Now
surely
this “going
up”
must imply
that
he
had
already
gone
down
into
the
world
beneath.
\VS{10}He
who
went
down
is
the
same
as
he
who
went
up –
up
beyond
the
highest
heaven,
so
that
he
might
fill
all
things
with
his
presence.
\VS{11}And
he
it
is
who
gave
to
the church apostles,
prophets, missionaries,
pastors,
and
teachers,
\VS{12}to
fit
his
people
for
the
work
of
the
ministry,
for
the
building
up
of
the
body
of
the
Christ.
\VS{13}And
this
will
continue,
until
we
all
attain
to
that
unity
which
is
given
by
faith
and
by
a fuller
knowledge
of
the
Son
of
God;
until
we
reach
maturity –
the
full
standard
of
the
perfection
of
the
Christ.
\VS{14}Then
we
will
no
longer
be
like
infants,
tossed
backward
and
forward,
blown
about
by
every
breath
of
human
teaching
and
by
people’s
trickery
and
craftiness;
\VS{15}but
holding
the
truth
in
a
spirit
of
love,
we
will
grow
into
complete
union
with
him
who
is
our
head –
Christ
himself.
\VS{16}For
from
him
the
whole
body,
closely
joined
and
knit
together
by
the
contact
of
every
part
with
the
source
of
its
life, derives
its
power
to
grow,
in
proportion
to
the vigour
of
each
individual
part;
and
so
is
being
built
up
in
a
spirit
of
love.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}This,
then,
as
one
in
union
with
the
Lord,
I
implore:
Do
not
continue
to
live
such purposeless
lives
as
the
Gentiles
live,
\VS{18}with
their powers
of
discernment
darkened,
cut
off
from
the
life
of
God, owing
to
the
ignorance
that
prevails
among
them
and
to
the
hardness
of
their
hearts.
\VS{19}Lost
to
all
sense
of
shame,
they
have
abandoned
themselves
to licentiousness,
in
order
to
practice
every
kind
of
impurity
without
restraint.
\VS{20}But
far
different
is
the lesson
you
learned
from
the
Christ –
if,
that
is,
you
really
listened
to
him,
\VS{21}and
through
union
with
him
were
taught
the
truth,
as
it
is
to
be
found
in
Jesus.
\VS{22}For
you
learned
with
regard
to
your
former
way
of
living
that
you
must
cast
off
your
old nature,
which,
yielding
to deluding
passions,
grows
corrupt;
\VS{23}that
the
spirit
of
your
minds
must
be
constantly
renewed;
\VS{24}and
that
you
must
clothe
yourselves
in
that
new nature
which
was
created
to
resemble
God,
with
the
righteousness
and
holiness
springing
from
the
truth.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Since,
therefore,
you
have
cast
off
what
is
false,
you
must
every
one
of
you
speak
the
truth
to
your
neighbours.
For
we
are
united
to
one
another
like
the
parts
of
a
body.
\VS{26}Be
angry,
yet
do
not
sin.
Do
not
let
the
sun
go
down
on
your
anger;
\VS{27}and
give
no
opportunity
to
the
devil.
\VS{28}Let
the
person
who
steals
steal
no
longer,
but
rather
they
should
toil
with
their
hands
at
honest
work,
so
that
they
may
have
something
to
share
with
anyone
in
need.
\VS{29}Never
let
any
foul
word
pass
your
lips,
but
only
such
good
words
as
the
occasion
demands,
so
that
they
may
be
a
help
to
those
who
hear
them.
\VS{30}And
do
not
grieve
God’s
Holy
Spirit;
for
it
was
through
that
Spirit
that
God
sealed
you
as
his,
against
the
day
of
redemption.
\VS{31}Let
all
bitterness,
passion,
anger,
brawling,
and abusive
language
be
banished
from
among
you,
as
well
as
all
malice.
\VS{32}Be
kind
to
one
another,
tenderhearted,
ready
to
forgive
one
another,
just
as
God,
in
Christ,
forgave
you.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Therefore
imitate
God,
as
his
dear
children,
\VS{2}and
live
a
life
of
love,
following
the
example
of
the
Christ,
who
loved
you
and
gave
himself
for
you
as
an
offering
and
a
sacrifice
to
God,
that
should
be
fragrant
and
acceptable.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}As
for
sexual
immorality
and
every
kind
of
impurity,
or
greed,
do
not
let
them
even
be
mentioned
among
you,
as
befits Christ’s
people,
\VS{4}nor
shameful
conduct,
nor
foolish
talk
or
jesting,
for
they
are
wholly
out
of
place
among
you;
but
rather
thanksgiving.
\VS{5}For
of
this
you
may
be
sure –
that
no
one
who
is unchaste
or
impure
or
greedy
of
gain (for
to
be
greedy
of
gain
is
idolatry)
has
any
place awaiting
him
in
the
kingdom
of
the
Christ
and
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Do
not
let
anyone
deceive
you
with specious
arguments.
Those
are
the
sins
that
bring
down
the
wrath
of
God
on
the
disobedient.
\VS{7}Therefore
have
nothing
to
do
with
such
people.
\VS{8}For,
although
you
were
once
in
darkness,
now,
by
your
union
with
the
Lord,
you
are
in
the
light.
Live
as
children
of
light –
\VS{9}for
the
outcome
of
life
in
the
light
may
be
seen
in
every
form
of
goodness,
righteousness,
and
sincerity –
\VS{10}always
trying
to
find
out
what
is
pleasing
to
the
Lord.
\VS{11}Take
no
part
in
deeds
of
darkness,
from
which
no
good
can
come;
on
the
contrary,
expose
them.
\VS{12}It
is degrading
even
to
speak
of
the
things
continually
done
by
them
in
secret.
\VS{13}All
such
actions,
when
exposed,
have
their
true
character
made
manifest
by
the
light.
\VS{14}For
everything
that
has
its
true
character
made
manifest
is
clear
as
light.
And
that
is
why
it
is
said –
\par }{\Q “Sleeper,
awake!
\par }{\Q Arise
from
the
dead,
\par }{\QB and
the
Christ
will
give
you
light!”
\par }{\MM \VS{15}Take
great
care,
then,
how
you
live –
not unwisely
but
wisely,
\VS{16}making
the
most
of
every
opportunity;
for
these
are
evil
days.
\VS{17}Therefore
do
not
grow thoughtless,
but
try
to
understand
what
the
Lord’s
will
is.
\VS{18}Do
not
drink
wine
to
excess,
for
that
leads
to profligacy;
but
seek
to
be
filled
with
the
Spirit
of
God,
and
speak
to
one
another
in
psalms
and
hymns
and
sacred
songs.
\VS{19}Sing
and
make
music
in
your
hearts
to
the
Lord.
\VS{20}Always
give
thanks
for
everything
to
our
God
and
Father,
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Submit
to
one
another
because
you
honour
and
respect
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Wives
should
submit
to
their
husbands
as submitting
to
the
Lord.
\VS{23}For
a
man
is
the
head
of
his
wife,
as
the
Christ
is
the
head
of
the
church –
being
indeed
himself
the
Saviour
of
his
body.
\VS{24}But
as
the
church
submits
to
the
Christ,
so
also
should
wives
submit
to
their
husbands
in
everything.
\VS{25}Husbands,
love
your
wives,
just
as
the
Christ
loved
the
church,
and
gave
himself
for
her,
\VS{26}to
make
her
holy,
after
purifying
her
by
the
washing
with
the
water,
according
to
his
promise;
\VS{27}so
that
he
might
himself
bring
the
church,
in
all
her
beauty,
into
his
own
presence,
with
no
spot
or
wrinkle
or
blemish
of
any
kind,
but
that
she
might
be
holy
and faultless.
\VS{28}That
is
how
husbands
ought
to
love
their
wives –
as
if
they
were
their
own
bodies.
A
man
who
loves
his
wife
is
really
loving
himself;
\VS{29}for
no
one
ever
yet
hated
his
own
body.
But
everyone
feeds
his
body
and
cares
for
it,
just
as
the
Christ
for
the
church;
\VS{30}for
we
are
members
of
his
body.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}For
this
cause
a
man
will
leave
his
father
and
mother,
and
be
united
to
his
wife;
and
the
man
and
his
wife
will
become
one.
\par }{\MM \VS{32}In
this
there
is
a
profound
truth –
I
am
speaking
of
Christ
and
his
church.
\VS{33}However,
for
you
individually,
let
each
love
his
wife
as
if
she
were
himself;
and
the
wife
be
careful
to
respect
her
husband.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Children,
obey
your
parents,
as
children
of
the
Lord;
for
that
is
but
right.
\VS{2}“Honour
your
father
and
mother” –
this
is
the
first
Commandment
with
a
promise –
\VS{3}“so
that
you
may
prosper
and
have
a
long
life
on
earth.”
\VS{4}And
fathers,
do
not
irritate
your
children,
but
bring
them
up
with Christian
discipline
and
instruction.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Slaves,
obey
your
earthly
masters,
with
anxious
care,
giving
them ungrudging
service,
as
if
obeying
the
Christ;
\VS{6}not
only
when
their
eyes
are
on
you,
as
if
you
had
merely
to
please
people,
but
as
slaves
of
Christ,
who
are
trying
to
carry
out
the
will
of
God.
\VS{7}Give
your
service heartily
and
cheerfully,
as
working
for
the
Master
and
not
for
people;
\VS{8}for
you
know
that
everyone
will
be
rewarded
by
the
Master
for
any
honest
work
that
he
has
done,
whether
he
is
a
slave
or
free.
\VS{9}And
masters,
treat
your
slaves
in
the
same
spirit.
Give
up threatening
them;
for
you
know
that
he
who
is
both
their
Master
and
yours
is
in
heaven,
and
that
before
him
there
is
no
distinction
of
rank.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}For
the
future,
find
strength
in
your
union
with
the
Lord,
and
in
the
power
which
comes
from
his
might.
\VS{11}Put
on
the
full
armour
of
God,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to
stand
your
ground
against
the stratagems
of
the
devil.
\VS{12}For
ours
is
no
struggle
against
enemies
of
flesh
and
blood,
but
against
all
the
various
powers
of
evil
that
hold
sway
in
the
darkness
around
us,
against
the
spirits
of
wickedness
on
high.
\VS{13}Therefore
take
up
the
full
armour
of
God,
so
that
when
the
evil
day
comes,
you
may
be
able
to
withstand
the
attack,
and,
having
fought
to
the
end,
still
to
stand
your
ground.
\VS{14}Stand
your
ground,
then,
with
truth
for
your
belt,
and
with
righteousness
for
your
breastplate,
\VS{15}and
with
the
readiness
to
serve
the
good
news
of
peace
as
shoes
for
your
feet.
\VS{16}At
every
onslaught
take
up
faith
for
your
shield;
for
with
it
you
will
be
able
to
extinguish
all
the
flaming
darts
of
the
evil
one.
\VS{17}And
receive
the
helmet
of
salvation,
and
the
sword
of
the
Spirit –
which
is
the
message
of
God –
always
with
prayer
and
supplication.
\VS{18}Pray
in
spirit
at
all
times.
Be
intent
on
this,
with unwearying
perseverance
and
supplication
for
all Christ’s
people –
\VS{19}and
on
my
behalf
also,
so
that
when
I
begin
to
speak,
words
may
be
given
me,
so
that
I
may fearlessly
make
known
the
inmost
truth
of
the
good
news,
\VS{20}on
behalf
of
which
I
am
an
ambassador –
in
chains!
Pray
that,
in
telling
it,
I
may
speak fearlessly
as
I
ought.
\par }{\SH Conclusion
\par }{\PP \VS{21}To
enable
you,
as
well
as
others,
to
know
all
that
concerns
me
and
what
I
am
doing,
Tychicus,
our
dear
friend
and
faithful
helper
in
the
Master’s
cause,
will
tell
you
everything.
\VS{22}I
am
sending
him
to
you
on
purpose
that
you
may
learn
all
about
us,
and
that
he
may
cheer
your
hearts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{23}May
God,
the
Father,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
give
every follower
peace,
and
love linked
with
faith.
\VS{24}May
God’s
blessing
be
with
all
who
love
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
with
an undying
love.\par }