16 ^aRejoice always, 17 pray ^bwithout ceasing, 18 ^cgive thanks in all circumstances; for ^dthis is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

18 ^ppraying ^qat all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^rkeep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

4 ^qRejoice in the Lord ^ralways; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness¹ be known to everyone. The Lord is ^sat hand; 6 ^tdo not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication ^uwith thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the ^vpeace of God, which ^wsurpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Further Instructions

2 ^bContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, ^cpray also for us, that God may open to us a ^ddoor for the word, to declare the ^emystery of Christ, ^fon account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is ^ghow I ought to speak.