Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;
Noyes 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
8For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, Which groweth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.
Ephesians 5:17Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Colossians 1:9On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
1 Thessalonians 3:12and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do in love toward you;
1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of 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 →