Ephesians 1:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,”

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BSBPD

“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 1:15 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
  2. Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
  3. Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
  4. 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.
  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
  6. 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
  7. 1 Timothy 1:5The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
  8. 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
  9. Philemon 1:5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
  10. Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  11. 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
  12. 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
  13. 1 John 4:21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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