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
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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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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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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- 1.9 Gk his
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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- 1.9 Gk my spirit in the gospel
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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- 1.4 Other ancient authorities lack my
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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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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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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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen
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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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 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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- 1.15 Other ancient authorities lack and your love
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 1:9-11
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9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A) 10 to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11 having produced the harvest[a] of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
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- 1.11 Gk fruit
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