Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the acknowledgment of him,
New American Standard Bible
that the
King James Version
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Holman Bible
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,
International Standard Version
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the most glorious Father, would give you a wise spirit, along with revelation that comes through knowing the Messiah fully.
A Conservative Version
So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,
American Standard Version
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Amplified
[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
An Understandable Version
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you a spirit [i.e., a disposition] of wisdom and revelation [or, "give you the spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation"], so you can have full knowledge of God.
Bible in Basic English
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Common New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, whereby ye may know him:
Darby Translation
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,
Godbey New Testament
in order that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may grant unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the perfect knowledge of himself;
Goodspeed New Testament
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation through the knowledge of himself,
John Wesley New Testament
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, through the knowledge of him.
Julia Smith Translation
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in his knowledge:
King James 2000
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Lexham Expanded Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, {the glorious Father}, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him
Modern King James verseion
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,
Moffatt New Testament
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,
Montgomery New Testament
I am praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation, through an intimate knowledge of himself;
NET Bible
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
New Heart English Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Noyes New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him;
Sawyer New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
The Emphasized Bible
That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation by the knowledge of him;
Twentieth Century New Testament
My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;
Webster
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Weymouth New Testament
For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him,
Williams New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may grant you the Spirit to give wisdom and revelation which come through a growing knowledge of Him,
World English Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Worrell New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, would give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of Him;
Worsley New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to the knowledge of Him,
Youngs Literal Translation
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,
Themes
Atonement » Made by jesus » Divinely ordained
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » In answer to prayer
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » Given » In answer to prayer
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Spirit of wisdom
Interlinear
Pneuma
Apokalupsis
Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 1:17
Devotionals containing Ephesians 1:17
References
Easton
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 1:17
Prayers for Ephesians 1:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Spiritual Wisdom
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the acknowledgment of him, 18 that, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints,
Cross References
John 20:17
Jesus said to her: Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
Acts 7:2
He replied: Brethren and fathers, hear: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
1 Corinthians 14:6
Now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, in what will I profit you, unless I speak to you by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by teaching?
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
Matthew 11:27
All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Luke 2:14
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.
Luke 12:12
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
Luke 21:15
for I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, which all your opposers shall not be able to gainsay or withstand.
John 8:54-55
Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is nothing; it is my Father that honors me, of whom you say, that he is your God.
John 14:17
the Spirit of the truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:26
But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I have spoken to you.
John 16:3
And these things they will do, because they know neither the Father nor me.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.
John 17:25-26
Righteous Father, though the world has not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
Romans 15:6
that with one mind and with one voice you may glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:8
which none of the rulers of this age knew; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God has revealed them to us through his Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit;
2 Corinthians 12:1
To boast is not suitable for me; I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord. -
Ephesians 1:3
Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ,
Ephesians 3:5
which, in other generations, was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Ephesians 3:18-19
that, being rooted and founded in love, you may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and hight,
Colossians 1:9-10
For this reason, we also, from the day in which we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Colossians 2:2-3
that their hearts may be comforted, they being firmly united in love in order to gain all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may acknowledge the mystery of God, even the Father, and of Christ,
2 Timothy 2:25
in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves, if, possibly, God may give them repentance in order to the acknowledgment of the truth,
Titus 1:1
PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledgement of the truth, which is according to godliness;
James 2:1
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, so as to show a partiality for persons.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
2 Peter 1:3
As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power,
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
1 John 2:3-4
And by this we know that we do know him, if we keep his commandments.
Revelation 7:12
saying, Amen: blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God from acre to acre. Amen.
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One.
Romans 1:28
And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;