Colossians 1:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,”
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“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”
King James Version · Public Domain“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Colossians 1:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
- Psalms 119:99I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
- John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
- Acts 12:5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:5For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
- Ephesians 1:8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
- Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
- Ephesians 5:10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
- Ephesians 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
- Ephesians 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
- Philippians 1:4In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
- Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- Colossians 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- Colossians 4:5Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
- Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
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