Eph 6:18 | KJV | STEP | Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit , and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints ;

(KJV)

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

(NASB2020)

^{▼▼Lit Through}With every ^bprayer and request, ^{▼▼Lit praying} ^dpray at all times ^ein the Spirit, and with this in view, ^{▼▼Lit being} ^gbe alert with all ^hperseverance and every ⁱrequest for all the ^{▼▼Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people}saints,

(NET2full)

With every prayer and petition, pray ^{▼▼tn Both “pray” and “be alert” are participles in the Greek text (“praying…being alert”). Both are probably instrumental, loosely connected with all of the preceding instructions. As such, they are not additional commands to do but instead are the means through which the prior instructions are accomplished.} at all times in the Spirit, and to this end ^{▼▼tn Grk “and toward it.”} be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.

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