Ephesians 1:17
New Living Translation
17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom[a] and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
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- 1:17 Or to give you the Spirit of wisdom.
Ephesians 1:17
New International Version
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
Isaiah 11:2
New Living Translation
2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 11:2
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James 3:17-18
New Living Translation
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.[a]
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- 3:18 Or of good things, or of justice.
James 3:17-18
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Colossians 1:9-10
New Living Translation
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
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Colossians 1:9-10
New International Version
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) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(E) of the Lord and please him(F) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(G)
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- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Proverbs 2:5
New Living Translation
5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:5
New International Version
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(A)
2 Peter 1:3
New Living Translation
Growing in Faith
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
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2 Peter 1:3
New International Version
Confirming One’s Calling and Election
3 His divine power(A) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(B) who called us(C) by his own glory and goodness.
Ephesians 3:18-19
New Living Translation
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
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Ephesians 3:18-19
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2 Peter 3:18
New Living Translation
18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
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2 Peter 3:18
New International Version
18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)
Ephesians 1:3
New Living Translation
Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
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Ephesians 1:3
New International Version
Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
John 17:3
New Living Translation
3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
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John 17:3
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Matthew 11:27
New Living Translation
27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
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Matthew 11:27
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27 “All things have been committed to me(A) by my Father.(B) No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.(C)
1 Corinthians 2:10
New Living Translation
10 But[a] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
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- 2:10 Some manuscripts read For.
1 Corinthians 2:10
New International Version
10 these are the things God has revealed(A) to us by his Spirit.(B)
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
John 17:25-26
New Living Translation
25 “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”
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John 17:25-26
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