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Colossians 1:3
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Colossians 1:3
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Paul Thanks God for the Colossians
3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the[a] Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 1.3 Other ancient authorities read thank the God and
Colossians 1:3
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Colossians 1:3
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God,(A) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Thessalonians 1:2
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1 Thessalonians 1:2
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The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example
2 We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly(A)
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1 Thessalonians 1:2
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Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith
2 We always thank God for all of you(A) and continually mention you in our prayers.(B)
2 Timothy 1:3
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2 Timothy 1:3
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Thanksgiving and Encouragement
3 I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:3
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2 Timothy 1:3
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Thanksgiving
3 I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)
Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s[a] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,(A)
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Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(A) we have not stopped praying for you.(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](D)
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- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Romans 1:8-9
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Romans 1:8-9
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Prayer of Thanksgiving
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world.(A) 9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit by announcing the gospel[a] of his Son, is my witness that without ceasing I remember you always in my prayers,(B)
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Romans 1:8-9
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Romans 1:8-9
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Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,(A) because your faith is being reported all over the world.(B) 9 God, whom I serve(C) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(D) how constantly I remember you
Philippians 1:3-5
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Philippians 1:3-5
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Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians
3 I thank my God for every remembrance of you, 4 always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy 5 for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.(A)
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Philippians 1:3-5
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Philippians 1:3-5
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 I thank my God every time I remember you.(A) 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray(B) with joy 5 because of your partnership(C) in the gospel from the first day(D) until now,
1 Corinthians 1:4
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1 Corinthians 1:4
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4 I give thanks to my[a] God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus,
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1 Corinthians 1:4
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1 Corinthians 1:4
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Thanksgiving
4 I always thank my God for you(A) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,(A) who loved us(B) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage(C) your hearts and strengthen(D) you in every good deed and word.
1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
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1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
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10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.(A)
11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you.(B) 13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](C)
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1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
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1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11 Now may our God and Father(C) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(D) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(E) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(F) when our Lord Jesus comes(G) with all his holy ones.(H)
Colossians 1:13
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,(A)
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Colossians 1:13
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Colossians 1:13
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13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(A) and brought us into the kingdom(B) of the Son he loves,(C)
Philippians 4:6
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Philippians 4:6
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6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.(A)
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Philippians 4:6
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6 Do not be anxious about anything,(A) but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.(B)
Ephesians 3:14-19
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Ephesians 3:14-19
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Prayer for the Readers
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,[a] 15 from whom every family[b] in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit(A) 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18 I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth(B) 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.(C)
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Ephesians 3:14-19
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Ephesians 3:14-19
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A Prayer for the Ephesians
14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches(B) he may strengthen you with power(C) through his Spirit in your inner being,(D) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(E) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(F) and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,(G) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(H) is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(I)—that you may be filled(J) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(K)
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- Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).
Ephesians 1:15
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Ephesians 1:15
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Paul’s Prayer
15 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love[a] toward all the saints, and for this reason
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Ephesians 1:15
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Ephesians 1:15
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(A) and your love for all God’s people,(B)
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