Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your loue may abound, yet more and more in knowledge, and in all iudgement,
Geneva Bible 1599
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 recorde, howe I long after you all from the very heart roote in Iesus Christ.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.
Ephesians 5:17Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
Colossians 1:9For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,
1 Thessalonians 3:12And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:
1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue 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 →