Parallel Verses
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,
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,
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.
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,
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 and it is he who has informed us of your love in the Spirit. 9 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, 10 so that you may lead a life that is worthy of the Lord and give him entire satisfaction. May you be fruitful and increase in the doing of all good, as you thus know God!
Cross References
Ephesians 5:17
So do not be senseless, but understand what is the Lord's will;
Colossians 3:16
Let the inspiration of Christ dwell in your midst with all its wealth of wisdom; teach and train one another with the music of psalms, with hymns, and songs of the spiritual life; praise God with thankful hearts.
Colossians 4:5
Let Christian wisdom rule your behaviour to the outside world; make the very most of your time;
2 Thessalonians 1:11
In view of this we always pray for you, asking our God to make you worthy of his calling and by his power to fulfil every good resolve and every effort of faith,
James 1:5
Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.
John 7:17
anyone who chooses to do his will, shall understand whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am talking on my own authority.
Acts 12:5
So Peter was closely guarded in prison, while earnest prayer for him was offered to God by the church.
Romans 1:8-10
First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because the report of your faith is over all the world.
Romans 12:2
Instead of being moulded to this world, have your mind renewed, and so be transformed in nature, able to make out what the will of God is, namely, what is good and acceptable to him and perfect.
1 Corinthians 1:5
in him you have received a wealth of all blessing, full power to speak of your faith and full insight into its meaning,
Ephesians 1:8
So richly has God lavished his grace upon us!
Ephesians 1:15-20
Hence, as I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father
Ephesians 5:10
verifying what pleases the Lord.
Ephesians 6:6
instead of merely working when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, do God's will from the heart like servants of Christ,
Philippians 1:4
in all my prayers for you all I always pray with a sense of joy
Philippians 1:9-11
And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
Colossians 1:3-4
We always thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
Colossians 1:6
which has reached you as it spreads over all the world with fruit and increase. Such has been your life from the day you learned to know what God's grace really is.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
as we recall your active faith and labour of love and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
never give up prayer,
2 Timothy 1:3-4
I render thanks to God, the God of my fathers whom I worship with a pure conscience, as I mention you constantly in my prayers.
Hebrews 10:36
Steady patience is what you need, so that after doing the will of God you may get what you have been promised.
Hebrews 13:21
furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.
James 3:17
The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward;
1 Peter 4:2
nerve you to spend the rest of your time in the flesh for the will of God and no longer for human passions.
1 John 2:17
and the world is passing away with its desire, while he who does the will of God remains for ever.
1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to know Him who is the Real God; and we are in Him who is real, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, this is life eternal.