Philippians 1:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

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  • 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;
  • 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,
  • 2 Pet 1:5-6 : 5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue, 6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
  • Col 3:10 : 10 And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary; 10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
  • Phlm 1:6 : 6 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • 2 Thess 1:3 : 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;
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
  • Phil 3:15-16 : 15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you: 16 Only, as far as we have got, let us be guided by the same rule.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
  • 2 Cor 8:7 : 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.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
  • Matt 13:31-33 : 31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field: 32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches. 33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

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    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;

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    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.

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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.

    8 I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

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    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.

    8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

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    17 So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

    18 May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,

    19 And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

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    12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

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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;

    6 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.

    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,

    9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

  • Phil 1:25-26
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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.

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    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

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    8 For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.

    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

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    3 I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

    4 And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

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

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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;

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    9 For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

    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;

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    10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

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    8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

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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,

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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.

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    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.

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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,

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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;

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    7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

    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.

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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

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    4 After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,

  • 1 Thess 3:10
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    10 Night and day requesting God again and again that we may see your face and make your faith complete.

  • 2 Cor 2:4
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    4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

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    2 May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

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    18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

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    8 And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work: