Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
I do not stop thanking [God] for you. I keep asking, in my prayers,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Holman Bible
I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
International Standard Version
I never stop giving thanks for you as I mention you in my prayers.
A Conservative Version
I cease not expressing thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers.
American Standard Version
cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Amplified
I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers;
Anderson New Testament
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Bible in Basic English
Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;
Common New Testament
I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Daniel Mace New Testament
I continually give thanks upon your account, making mention of you in my prayers;
Darby Translation
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you at my prayers,
Godbey New Testament
I do not cease giving thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers;
Goodspeed New Testament
never cease to thank God for you when I mention you in my prayers.
John Wesley New Testament
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Julia Smith Translation
Cease not returning thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers;
King James 2000
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Lexham Expanded Bible
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,
Modern King James verseion
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Moffatt New Testament
I never cease to give thanks for you, when I mention you in my prayers.
Montgomery New Testament
do not cease to praise God for you, whenever I mention you in my prayers.
NET Bible
I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.
New Heart English Bible
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Noyes New Testament
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Sawyer New Testament
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
The Emphasized Bible
Cease not giving thanks in your behalf, making mention in my prayers,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
have not ceased offering up my praises for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make mention of you in my prayers.
Webster
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Weymouth New Testament
offer never ceasing thanks on your behalf while I make mention of you in my prayers.
Williams New Testament
never cease to thank God for you when I mention you in my prayers,
World English Bible
don't cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Worrell New Testament
cease not to give thanks on your behalf, making mention of you in my prayers;
Worsley New Testament
and your love to all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Youngs Literal Translation
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Themes
Church » For other leaders » For the church
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » In answer to prayer
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » Given » In answer to prayer
intercession » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Other instances of
Intercessory prayer » Other instances of
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For the church
Prayer » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Other instances of
Intercessory prayer » By ministers for their people
Interlinear
Huper
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 1:16
Images Ephesians 1:16
Prayers for Ephesians 1:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Spiritual Wisdom
15 For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], 16 I do not stop thanking [God] for you. I keep asking, in my prayers, 17 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.
Cross References
Romans 1:8-9
First of all, I want to thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being told about throughout the whole world.
Colossians 1:9
So, this is why, since the day we heard about these things, we do not stop praying for you and requesting that you people be filled [by God] with the knowledge of what He wants [for your lives], and with spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Philippians 1:3-4
I thank my God [in prayer] every time I think of you.
Colossians 1:3
Whenever we pray for you, we always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Thessalonians 1:2
We always thank God for all of you, [regularly] mentioning you in our prayers.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Never stop praying.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more.