Ephesians 1:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11

Your power is great, and your glory is seen everywhere in heaven and on earth. You are king of the entire world,

Job 42:5

I heard about you from others; now I have seen you with my own eyes.

Psalm 24:10

Who is this glorious king? He is our LORD, the All-Powerful!

Psalm 24:7

Open the ancient gates, so that the glorious king may come in.

Psalm 29:3

The voice of the LORD echoes over the oceans. The glorious LORD God thunders above the roar of the raging sea,

Exodus 28:3

Aaron is to be dedicated as my high priest, and his clothes must be made only by persons who possess skills that I have given them.

Proverbs 18:15

Everyone with good sense wants to learn.

Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand what it means to respect and to know the LORD God.

Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of the LORD will be with him to give him understanding, wisdom, and insight. He will be powerful, and he will know and honour the LORD.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a desire to know me and to be my people. They will want me to be their God, and they will turn back to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 31:34

“No longer will they have to teach one another to obey me. I, the LORD, promise that all of them will obey me, ordinary people and rulers alike. I will forgive their sins and forget the evil things they have done.”

Jeremiah 9:24

If you feel you must boast, then have enough sense to boast about worshipping me, the LORD. What I like best is showing kindness, justice, and mercy to everyone on earth.

Daniel 10:1

In the third year of Cyrus the king of Persia, a message came to Daniel from God, and it was explained in a vision. The message was about a horrible war, and it was true.

Daniel 5:11

In your kingdom there is a man who has been given special powers by the holy gods. When your father Nebuchadnezzar was king, this man was known to be as clever, intelligent, and wise as the gods themselves. Your father put him in charge of all who claimed they could talk with the spirits or understand the meanings in the stars or tell about the future.

Matthew 11:25

At that moment Jesus said: My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people.

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

Matthew 16:17

Jesus told him: Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You didn't discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 20:33

They answered, “Lord, we want to see!”

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

Luke 12:12

At that time the Holy Spirit will tell you what to say.

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.”

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to know what to say. None of your enemies will be able to oppose you or to say that you are wrong.

John 14:17

The Spirit will show you what is true. The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, because they don't see or know him. But you know the Spirit, who is with you and will keep on living in you.

John 14:26

But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you.

John 16:3

They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

John 17:3

Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

John 20:17

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

Acts 6:10

But they were no match for Stephen, who spoke with the great wisdom that the Spirit gave him.

Acts 7:2

Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Romans 15:6

Then all of you together will praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:8

Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:6

My friends, what good would it do, if I came and spoke unknown languages to you and didn't explain what I meant? How would I help you, unless I told you what God had shown me or gave you some knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

1 Corinthians 2:10

God's Spirit has shown you everything. His Spirit finds out everything, even what is deep in the mind of God.

1 Corinthians 2:8

The rulers of this world didn't know anything about this wisdom. If they had known about it, they would not have nailed the glorious Lord to a cross.

2 Corinthians 12:1

I have to boast. There is nothing to be gained by it, but I must boast about the visions and other things that the Lord has shown me.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven!

Ephesians 3:5

No one knew about this mystery until God's Spirit told it to his holy apostles and prophets.

Ephesians 4:13

This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.

Philippians 3:15

All of us who are mature should think in this same way. And if any of you think differently, God will make it clear to you.

2 Timothy 2:25

Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Perhaps God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth.

Titus 1:1

From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the truth about religion.

James 2:1

My friends, if you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, you won't treat some people better than others.

2 Peter 1:3

We have everything we need to live a life that pleases God. It was all given to us by God's own power, when we learnt that he had invited us to share in his wonderful goodness.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.

Revelation 7:12

and said, “Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honour, power, and strength belong to our God for ever and ever! Amen!”