Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
In Context
8For God is my witness, how I long for you all in bowels of Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, become not children in your thoughts. Instead be childlike in wickedness, but in your thoughts become mature.
Ephesians 5:17Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.
Colossians 1:9Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,
1 Thessalonians 4:9But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:8-9
The Apostle's Affection and Hope. ( a. d. 62.) 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. The apostle expresses the ardent affection he had for them, and his concern for their spiritual welfare: I have you in my heart, v. 7 . He loved them as his own soul, and they lay… Read the whole commentary →