Ephesians 1:15

¹³ And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

¹⁴ who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
KJV: Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
WEB: For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,
ASV: For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which [ye show] toward all the saints,
DARBY: Wherefore *I* also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which [is] in you, and the love which [ye have] towards all the saints,
BLB: Because of this, I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus among you⁺ and the love to all the saints,

ÅB: Derfor, etter at jeg har hørt om deres tro på den Herre Jesus og om deres kjærlighet til alle de hellige,
OTB: Derfor, siden jeg hørte om deres tro på Herren Jesus og deres kjærlighet til alle de hellige,
B1930: Derfor, efterat jeg har hørt om eders tro på den Herre Jesus og om eders kjærlighet til alle de hellige,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philemon 1:5
because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
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Colossians 1:3–4
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
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Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
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1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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1 John 3:17
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
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1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
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