If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
Colossians 1:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things– American Standard Version (1901) For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Common English Bible Because of this, since the day we heard about you, we haven’t stopped praying for you and asking for you to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, too, from the day when we first heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and requesting that you be filled with the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding: |
If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
that you were enriched in him in every way, in all speech and all knowledge.
Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing God’s will from your heart.
that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God’s grace. ,
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labour motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
In view of this, we always pray for you that our God will make you worthy of his calling, and by his power fulfil your every desire to do good and your work produced by faith,
I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.
For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.
equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. , Amen.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God #– #who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly #– #and it will be given to him.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretence.
For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.
And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does the will of God remains for ever.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
‘As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.