Ephesians 1:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ—to the glorious Father. I pray that he will give you the Spirit that will show you things about God and help you understand them. Then you will really know God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ so that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give a spirit of wisdom and of revelation to you, in knowledge of him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:

Ephesians 1:17 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 29:11

Greatness, power, glory, victory, and honor\par belong to you!\par Why? Because everything in heaven and on earth\par belong to you;\par The kingdom belongs to you, Lord!\par You are the Head,\par the Ruler over everything.\par

Job 42:5

Lord, in the past, I heard about you,\par but now I have seen you\par with my own eyes.\par

Psalm 24:10

Who is that glorious King?\par The Lord All-powerful is that King.\par He is the glorious King!\par

Psalm 24:7

Gates, lift your heads!\par Open, ancient doors,\par and the glorious King will come in.\par

Psalm 29:3

The Lord raises his voice at the sea.\par The voice of the glorious God is like thunder over the great ocean.\par

Exodus 28:3

There are skilled men among the people who can make these clothes. I have given these men special wisdom. Tell those men to make the clothes for Aaron. These clothes will show that he serves me in a special way. Then he can serve me as a priest.

Proverbs 18:15

The wise person always wants to learn more. That person listens closely for more wisdom.

Proverbs 2:5

If you do these things, then you will learn to respect the Lord. You will truly learn about God.

Isaiah 11:2

The Lord’s Spirit will be in that child. The Spirit gives wisdom, understanding, guidance, and power. And the Spirit \{will help this child\} know and respect the Lord.

Jeremiah 2:11

Has any nation ever stopped worshiping their old gods so they could worship\par new gods?\par No! And their gods are not really gods at all!\par But my people\par stopped worshiping their glorious God\par and started worshiping idols\par that are worth nothing.\par

Jeremiah 24:7

I will make them want to know me. They will know that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will do this because those prisoners in Babylon will turn to me with their whole hearts.

Jeremiah 31:34

People will not have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord. Why? Because all people, from the least important to the greatest, will know me.” This message is from the Lord. “I will forgive them for the bad things they did. I won’t remember their sins.”

Jeremiah 9:24

But if someone wants to brag,\par then let him brag about these things:\par Let him brag that he learned to know me.\par Let him brag that he understands\par that I am the Lord\par that I am kind and fair and\par that I do good things on earth.\par I love those things.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par

Daniel 10:1

Cyrus was the king of Persia. During Cyrus’ third year as king, Daniel learned about these things. (Daniel’s other name is Belteshazzar.) These things are true, but very hard to understand. But Daniel understood these things. They were explained to him in a vision. {\cf2\super [118]}

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom that has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, {\cf2\super [55]} King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic, and the Chaldeans. {\cf2\super [56]}

Matthew 11:25

Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children.

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has given me all things. No person knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no person knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people that will know about the Father are those people the Son chooses to tell.

Matthew 16:17

Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah. No person taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am.

Matthew 20:33

The blind men answered, “Lord, we want to be able to see.”

Matthew 6:13

Don’t let us be tempted (tested);\par but save us from the Evil One\par (the devil).’ {\cf2\super [77]} \par

Luke 12:12

At that time the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [228]} will teach you what you must say.”

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven,\par and on earth let there be peace\par to the people that please God.”\par

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

John 14:17

The Helper is the Spirit of truth. {\cf2\super [214]} The world cannot accept him. Why? Because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will live in you.

John 14:26

But the Helper {\cf2\super [215]} will teach you everything. The Helper will cause you to remember all the things I told you. This Helper is the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [216]} that the Father will send in my name.

John 16:3

People will do these things because they have not known the Father, and they have not known me.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people can know you, the only true God, and that people can know Jesus Christ, the One you sent.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me. I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers (followers) and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

Acts 6:10

But the Spirit {\cf2\super [118]} was helping Stephen speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that the Jews could not argue with him.

Acts 7:2

Stephen answered, “My Jewish fathers and brothers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to Abraham, our ancestor. Abraham was in Mesopotamia. This was before he lived in Haran.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed those people to have their own worthless thinking. And so those people do the things that they should not do.

Romans 15:6

Then you will all be joined together. And all together you will give glory (praise) to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:8

The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.

1 Corinthians 14:6

Brothers and sisters, will it help you if I come to you speaking in \{different\} languages? No! It will help you only if I bring you a new truth or some knowledge, or some prophecy, {\cf2\super [97]} or some teaching.

1 Corinthians 2:10

But God has shown us these things through the Spirit. {\cf2\super [15]}

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this world understood this wisdom. If they had understood it, then they would not have killed our glorious Lord on a cross.

2 Corinthians 12:1

I must continue to boast. It won’t help, but I will talk now about visions {\cf2\super [41]} and revelations {\cf2\super [42]} from the Lord.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven.

Ephesians 3:5

People who lived in other times were not told that secret truth. But now, through the Spirit, {\cf2\super [20]} God has shown that secret truth to his holy apostles {\cf2\super [21]} and prophets. {\cf2\super [22]}

Ephesians 4:13

\{This work must continue\} until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge about the Son of God. We must become like a mature (perfect) person—we must grow until we become like Christ and have all his perfection.

Philippians 3:15

All of us who have grown spiritually to be mature (perfect) should think this way too. And if there is any of these things you don’t agree with, God will make it clear to you.

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those people that don’t agree with him. Maybe God will let those people change their hearts so that they can accept the truth.

Titus 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God’s chosen people. I was sent to help those people to know the truth. And that truth shows people how to serve God.

James 2:1

My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don’t think that some people are more important than other people.

2 Peter 1:3

Jesus has the power of God. And his power has given us everything we need to live and to serve God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus called us by his glory and goodness.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace (kindness) and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.

Revelation 7:12

They said, “Amen {\cf2\super [56]} ! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength belong to our God forever and ever. Amen!”