Colossians 1:9

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

⁸ Who also hath made evident unto us your love in spirit. ⁹ For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard of you , cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking - that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment, ¹⁰ So as to walk worthily of the Lord, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit, and growing in the personal knowledge of God,

For This Cause

Knowledge of God

Pray for

Will of God

Ephesians 5:17

For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

Colossians 3:16

Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly, - in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God:

Colossians 4:5

In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without, - the opportunity, buying out for yourselves,

2 Thessalonians 1:11

Unto which end, we are also praying continually for you, that our God may count, you, worthy of your calling, and fulfil every good-pleasure of goodness and work of faith, with power, -

James 1:5

But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you, - but I will direct you, in the good and right way.

Psalm 119:99

Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation.

John 7:17

If any one intend, his will, to do, he shall get to know concerning the teaching - whether it is, of God, or, I, from myself, am speaking,

Acts 12:5

Peter, therefore, was kept in the prison; but, prayer, was, earnestly, being made by the assembly, unto God, concerning him.

Romans 1:8-10

First, indeed, I give thanks unto my God, through Jesus Christ, concerning you all, because your faith is being announced throughout the whole world.

Romans 12:2

And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end ye may be proving what is the thing willed by God - the good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Corinthians 1:5

That, in everything, ye have been enriched in him - in all discourse and in all knowledge;

Ephesians 1:8

which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence,

Ephesians 1:15-20

For this cause, I also, - having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints,

Ephesians 3:14-19

For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, -

Ephesians 5:10

Putting to the test what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

Ephesians 6:6

Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,

Philippians 1:4

At all times, in every supplication of mine, in behalf of you all, with joy, my supplication, making, -

Philippians 1:9-11

And, this, I pray - that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre-eminent in personal knowledge and all perception,

Colossians 1:3-4

We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always, for you, offering prayer, -

Colossians 1:6

When it presented itself unto you; even as, in all the world also, it is bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day when ye heard, and came personally to know the favour of God in truth,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras who is from among you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, - at all times, contending in your behalf in his prayers, that ye may be caused to stand complete and fully assured in everything willed by God;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Unceasingly, remembering - your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Unceasingly, pray,

2 Timothy 1:3-4

Grateful, am I, unto God, - unto whom I am rendering divine service from my progenitors in a pure conscience, that, incessant, hold I the remembrance, concerning thee, in my supplications; day and night,

Hebrews 10:36

For, of endurance, ye have need, in order that, the will of God having done, Ye may bear away, the promise.

Hebrews 13:21

Fit you, by every good work, for the doing of his will, doing within us, that which is well-pleasing, before him through Jesus Christ: to whom be the glory, unto the ages of ages. Amen.

James 3:17

But, the wisdom from above, is - first pure, then peaceable, reasonable, easy to be entreated, fraught with mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

1 Peter 2:15

Because, so, is the will of God, - by doing good, to be putting to silence, the ignorance of heedless men:

1 Peter 4:2

To the end that, no longer, in men's covetings, but in God's will, ye may live, the still remaining time.

1 John 2:17

And, the world, passeth away, and the coveting thereof, but, he that doeth the will of God, endureth unto times age-abiding.

1 John 5:20

We know, moreover, that, the Son of God, hath come, and hath given us insight, so that we are getting to understand, him that is Real, - and we are in him that is Real, in his Son Jesus Christ. This, is the Real God, and life age-abiding.