17. Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God.
18. Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all of God’s people.
19. Also pray for me—that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret truth about the Good News without fear.
20. I have the work of speaking for that Good News, and that is what I am doing now, here in prison. Pray that when I tell people the Good News, I will speak without fear as I should.
21. I am sending you Tychicus, the brother we love. He is a faithful servant of the Lord’s work. He will tell you everything that is happening with me. Then you will know how I am and what I am doing.
22. That’s why I am sending him—to let you know how we are and to encourage you.