Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Majority Standard Bible
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
8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
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 →