To this end, he called you through the gospel we preach, because he wanted you to share in the glory of Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Commentaries
2:13 - 3:5
Mutual Prayers.
The Apostle, now addressing the faithful community, begins to draw practical conclusions from all of the above in an atmosphere of grateful prayer. Paul also asks for prayers for the apostolic group so that the Word of the Lord may spread and run like a living being: “He sends forth his command to the earth, and his word runs swiftly” (Ps 147:15). And so, by praying to God for one another—evangelizers and evangelized—they will know how to resist the attacks of the wicked and wait with patience and endurance for the coming of Christ (cf. Rom 8:25; 15:4).
Commentaries
Mutual Prayers.
The Apostle, now addressing the faithful community, begins to draw practical conclusions from all of the above in an atmosphere of grateful prayer. Paul also asks for prayers for the apostolic group so that the Word of the Lord may spread and run like a living being: “He sends forth his command to the earth, and his word runs swiftly” (Ps 147:15). And so, by praying to God for one another—evangelizers and evangelized—they will know how to resist the attacks of the wicked and wait with patience and endurance for the coming of Christ (cf. Rom 8:25; 15:4).