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A Conservative Version
Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
New American Standard Bible
For this reason also,
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking
International Standard Version
For this reason, since the day we heard about this, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of God's will with respect to all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
American Standard Version
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,
Amplified
For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],
An Understandable Version
So, this is why, since the day we heard about these things, we do not stop praying for you and requesting that you people be filled [by God] with the knowledge of what He wants [for your lives], and with spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Anderson New Testament
For this reason, we also, from the day in which we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Bible in Basic English
For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
Common New Testament
For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Daniel Mace New Testament
For this cause, ever since we heard of it, we incessantly pray for you, requesting that you may be endued with respect to the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual discernment:
Darby Translation
For this reason we also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Godbey New Testament
Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding,
Goodspeed New Testament
That is why, from the day I first heard of it, I have never given up praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full spiritual wisdom and insight, with a clear knowledge of what his will is,
John Wesley New Testament
For this cause from the day we heard it, we do not cease to pray also for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Julia Smith Translation
For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
King James 2000
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of this also we, from the day we heard about [it], did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled [with] the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight,
Modern King James verseion
For this cause we also, since the day we heard, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Moffatt New Testament
Hence, from the day we heard of it, we have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and insight,
Montgomery New Testament
For this reason from the day I heard of it I have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will with every kind of wisdom and spiritual insight;
NET Bible
For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
New Heart English Bible
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Noyes New Testament
On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Sawyer New Testament
Therefore we also, from the day that we heard, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard of you , cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking - that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this cause we also from the day we heard it have not ceased praying for you, and beseeching God that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may possess that deeper knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.
Webster
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Weymouth New Testament
For this reason we also, from the day we first received these tidings, have never ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual things;
Williams New Testament
This is why, ever since I heard of it, I have never ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full wisdom and spiritual insight, with a clear knowledge of His will,
World English Bible
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Worrell New Testament
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, cease not praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Worsley New Testament
For this cause we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding:
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of wisdom
Inheritance » Who is an heir of God through Christ
Ministers » Are bound, to » Pray for their people
Partaking » Who partakes with the lord
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified
Interlinear
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence
8 the man who also made clear to us your love in Spirit. 9 Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. 10 For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
Cross References
Ephesians 5:17
Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time,
2 Thessalonians 1:11
For which also we pray always about you, so that our God will make you worthy of the calling, and will fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power.
James 1:5
And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.
1 Samuel 12:23
Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against LORD in ceasing to pray for you. But I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
Psalm 119:99
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psalm 143:10
Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness.
John 7:17
If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself.
Acts 12:5
Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.
Romans 1:8-10
Truly, I first express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewal of your mind, for ye to approve what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
1 Corinthians 1:5
that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all speech and in all knowledge.
Ephesians 1:8
which he abounded for us in all wisdom and intelligence.
Ephesians 1:15-20
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love for all the sanctified,
Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Ephesians 5:10
proving what is acceptable to the Lord.
Ephesians 6:6
Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Philippians 1:4
always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy
Philippians 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
Colossians 1:3-4
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
Colossians 1:6
being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, the bondman of Christ from you, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers, so that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
2 Timothy 1:3-4
I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day
Hebrews 10:36
For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
Hebrews 13:21
may he make you fully qualified in every good work in order to do his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory into the ages of the ages. Truly.
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.
1 Peter 2:15
Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men.
1 Peter 4:2
in order to live the remaining time in flesh, no longer by lusts of men, but by the will of God.
1 John 2:17
And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides into the age.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God comes, and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true. And we are in the true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE God, and the eternal life.