as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God ¹  on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours ¹  in the day of the Lord Jesus. ² 

Therefore we do not despair, ¹  but even if our physical body ²  is wearing away, our inner person ³  is being renewed day by day.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ¹  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of ¹  before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to ¹  the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, ¹  just as also our dear brother Paul ²  wrote to you, ³  according to the wisdom given to him,

that ¹  if our conscience condemns ²  us, that ³  God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.

Give us today our daily bread, ¹ 

They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” ¹ 

that we should be saved ¹  from our enemies, ²  and from the hand of all who hate us.

He has done this ¹  to show mercy ²  to our ancestors, ³  and to remember his holy covenant ⁴  –

the oath ¹  that he swore to our ancestor ²  Abraham. This oath grants ³ 

in holiness and righteousness ¹  before him for as long as we live. ² 

Because of ¹  our God’s tender mercy ²  the dawn ³  will break ⁴  upon us from on high

because he loves our nation, ¹  and even ²  built our synagogue.” ³ 

Give us each day our daily bread, ¹ 

Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. ¹  They ²  were at the tomb early this morning,