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Even the Strongest Need Prayer
Commentators like Calvin and Gill highlight Paul's profound humility. Despite his apostolic authority and spiritual gifts, he sincerely pleaded for the prayers of the church. This demonstrates that no Christian leader is self-sufficient; all are dependent on God and the intercessory support of their fellow believers for strength, courage, and effectiveness in ministry.
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Ephesians
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Albert Barnes
On Ephesians 6:19
18th Century
Theologian
And for me. Paul was then a prisoner at Rome. He especially needed the prayers of Christians:
- That he might be sustained in h…
AT Robertson
On Ephesians 6:19
That utterance may be given unto me (ινα μο δοθη λογος). Final clause with ινα and first aorist passive subjunctive of διδωμ, to g…
Charles Ellicott
On Ephesians 6:19
19th Century
Bishop
That utterance may be given me, that I may open my mouth . . .—This hardly renders the original “that word may be given m…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Ephesians 6:19–20
19th Century
Preacher
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an am…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Ephesians 6:19
In other letters Paul asks his readers to remember him in their prayers. He recognizes his own dependency upon their intercessions despite his apos…
John Calvin
On Ephesians 6:19
16th Century
Theologian
And for me. For himself, in a particular manner, he urges the Ephesians to pray. From this, we infer that there is no one so richly endowe…
John Gill
On Ephesians 6:19
17th Century
Pastor
And for me
This shows the great humility of the apostle, and the sense he had of the greatness of the work of the mi…
Matthew Henry
On Ephesians 6:19–24
17th Century
Minister
The gospel was a mystery until it was made known by divine revelation, and it is the work of Christ's ministers to declare it. The best and most em…