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Ephesians 1:16

I have not ceased giving thanks for you, calling you to mind in my prayers,

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

In Context

15Because of this, and hearing of your faith that is in the Lord Jesus, and of your love toward all the saints,

17so that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give a spirit of wisdom and of revelation to you, in knowledge of him.

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Cross References

Genesis 40:14Only remember me, when it will be well with you, and do me this mercy, to suggest to Pharaoh to lead me out of this prison.

1 Samuel 12:23So then, far be it from me, this sin against the Lord, that I would cease to pray for you. And so, I will teach you the good and upright way.

Romans 1:8Certainly, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, first for all of you, because your faith is being announced throughout the entire world.

Colossians 1:3Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying for you always.

1 Thessalonians 1:2Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers without ceasing,

2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to give thanks always to God for you, brothers, in a fitting manner, because your faith is increasing greatly, and because the charity of each of you toward one another is abundant,

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:16-23

The Apostle's Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not 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 unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,… Read the whole commentary →

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