But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

但我们要专心以祈祷、传道为事。”

至于我们，我们要专注于祈祷和传道的事奉。”

至于我们，我们要专注于祈祷和传道的事奉。”

而我们要专心祈祷和传道。”

至于我们，我们要专心祈祷、传道。”

这样，我们将可专心于祷告和福音的服事工作。”

但我們要專心以祈禱、傳道為事。」

至於我們，我們要專注於祈禱和傳道的事奉。」

至於我們，我們要專注於祈禱和傳道的事奉。」

而我們要專心祈禱和傳道。」

至於我們，我們要專心祈禱、傳道。”

我們呢、便可以恆心專務於禱告和傳道的職事。』

這樣，我們將可專心於禱告和福音的服事工作。」

我則專務祈禱宣道、

我儕專務祈禱傳道、○

我儕專務祈禱傳道、

而吾儕則專事祈禱傳道。』

and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”

Then we can give our attention to prayer and to teaching God’s word.”

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the preaching ministry.”

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.Don’t neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all.Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

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

serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and during the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.You know that I did not avoid proclaiming to you anything that was profitable or from teaching you publicly and from house to house.I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.“ And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.“ And now I know that none of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see me again.Therefore I declare to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you,because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God.Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfullygiving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

For I want you to know how greatly I am struggling for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.

According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith;if service, use it in service; if teaching, in teaching;if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to preach— and woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about his Son— that I constantly mention you,

For this reason I kneel before the Fatherfrom whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit,and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love,and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

As they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.

And tell Archippus,“ Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”