¹⁶ Therefore we do not give up.^(A) Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person^(B) is being renewed day by day.

¹⁶ I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches^(A) of His glory,^(B) to be strengthened with power^(C) in the inner man^(D) through His Spirit,

⁴ Instead, it should consist of what is inside^[a] the heart^(A) with the imperishable quality of a gentle^(B) and quiet^(C) spirit, which is very valuable in God’s eyes.