Philippians 1:9
I am praying this: That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all understanding.
Unlocked Literal 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 I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the path of righteous people is like the first light that grows brighter; 1 it shines more and more until the fullness of the day comes. 1
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Rather, in regard to evil, be like infants. But in your thinking be mature.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Colossians 1:9Because of this love, from the day we heard this we have not stopped praying for you. We have been asking that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
1 Thessalonians 3:12May the Lord make you increase and abound in love one for another and toward all people, as we also do for you.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Regarding brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are 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 →