Colossians 1:9

New International Reader's Version

That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

Cross References

Psalm 119:99

I know more than all my teachers do, because I spend time thinking about your covenant laws.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do what you want, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on a level path.

John 7:17

Here is how someone can find out whether my teaching comes from God or from me. That person must choose to do what God wants them to do.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed hard to God for him.

Romans 12:2

Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.

1 Corinthians 1:5

You have been blessed in every way because of him. You have been blessed in all your speech and knowledge.

Ephesians 1:8

He poured his grace on us. By giving us great wisdom and understanding,

Ephesians 5:10

Find out what pleases the Lord.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord wants.

Ephesians 6:6

Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants.

Philippians 1:4

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.

Colossians 1:6

that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about Christ live among you like a rich treasure. Teach and correct one another wisely. Teach one another by singing psalms and hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing to God with thanks in your hearts.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras sends greetings. He is one of you. He serves Christ Jesus. He is always praying hard for you. He prays that you will hold on tightly to all that God has in mind for us. He prays that you will keep growing in your knowledge of what God wants. He also prays that you will be completely sure about it.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Never stop praying.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

Keeping this in mind, we never stop praying for you. Our God has chosen you. We pray that he will make you worthy of his choice. We pray he will make every good thing you want to do come true. We pray that he will do this by his power. We pray that he will make perfect all that you have done by faith.

Philemon 1:4

I always thank my God when I remember you in my prayers.

Philemon 1:6

I pray that what we share by believing will help you understand even more. Then you will completely understand every good thing we share by believing in Christ.

Hebrews 10:36

You need to be faithful. Then you will do what God wants. You will receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 13:21

supply you with everything good. Then you can do what he wants. May he do in us what is pleasing to him. We can do it only with the help of Jesus Christ. Give him glory for ever and ever. Amen.

James 1:5

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.

1 Peter 2:15

By doing good you will put a stop to the talk of foolish people. They don’t know what they are saying.

1 Peter 4:2

As a result, they don’t live the rest of their earthly life for evil human desires. Instead, they live to do what God wants.

1 John 2:17

The world and its evil desires are passing away. But whoever does what God wants them to do lives forever.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 Samuel 12:23

I would never sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I’ll teach you to live in a way that is good and right.