Philemon 1:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
  • Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience; 10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ; 11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
  • 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
  • 2 Cor 9:12-14 : 12 For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God; 13 For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all; 14 While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
  • 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Titus 3:14 : 14 And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
  • Jas 2:14 : 14 What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
  • Jas 2:17 : 17 Even so faith without works is dead.
  • 1 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day. 6 You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways, 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: 8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
  • 1 Pet 3:1 : 1 Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

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  • Phlm 1:4-5
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    4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

    5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;

  • Col 1:4-11
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    4 After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,

    5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

    6 Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;

    7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,

    8 And who, himself, made clear to us your love in the Spirit.

    9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

    10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

    11 Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

  • Eph 1:15-17
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    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

    16 Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

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

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 1 Cor 1:4-6
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    4 I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

    5 So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

    6 Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you:

  • 2 Thess 1:3-4
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    3 It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

    4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

  • Rom 1:11-12
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    11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

    12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

  • 2 Cor 8:7
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    7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

  • Phil 1:5-7
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    5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

    6 For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

    7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

  • 2 Thess 1:11-12
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    11 For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

    12 So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 1:9-11
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    9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

    10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

    11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • Phil 1:25-27
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    25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

    27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

  • 1 Thess 1:7-8
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    7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

    8 For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

  • 3 John 1:5-6
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    5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

    6 Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

  • 1 Thess 3:6-7
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    6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

    7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

  • Rom 1:8
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    8 First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

  • Col 2:2
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    2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

  • 2 Pet 1:8
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    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:13-14
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    13 For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

    14 Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • Phil 1:19
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    19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16 It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

  • 2 Pet 1:5
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    5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

  • 2 Cor 9:11
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    11 Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.