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Philippians 1:9

Love for othersPrayerWisdom

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.

8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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BSB
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
KJV
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
WEB
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
ASV
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
DARBY
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
BLB
And this I pray, that your⁺ love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
ÅB
Og dette ber jeg om at deres kjærlighet enda må bli alt rikere og rikere på kunnskap og all skjønnsomhet,
OTB
Og dette er min bønn: at deres kjærlighet må bli mer og mer rik på kunnskap og all innsikt,
B1930
Og dette beder jeg om at eders kjærlighet ennu må bli alt rikere og rikere på kunnskap og all skjønnsomhet,

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:12

    And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

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  • Colossians 1:9

    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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  • Philemon 1:6

    I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

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  • 2 Peter 1:5–6

    For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

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  • Colossians 3:10

    and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10

    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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  • 2 Corinthians 8:7

    But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

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  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

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