Colossians 1:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἀφʼ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι, καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ·

Transliteration

Because of this also we, from which hēmeras we ēkousamen, not pauometha hyper you proseuchomenoi, and aitoumenoi that you might be plērōthēte the epignōsin of the thelēmatos of him in all sofia and synesei pneumatikē;

Grammar Details

• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - day, temporal
• *ēkousamen*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we heard
• *pauometha*: present, middle, indicative, 1st person plural - we cease
• *hyper*: preposition with genitive - on behalf of
• *proseuchomenoi*: present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - praying
• *aitoumenoi*: present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - asking/requesting
• *plērōthēte*: aorist, passive, subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might be filled
• *epignōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - full knowledge, direct object
• *thelēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - will, possessive
• *sofia*: dative, feminine, singular - wisdom, sphere/means
• *synesei*: dative, feminine, singular - understanding, sphere/means
• *pneumatikē*: dative, feminine, singular - spiritual, modifier

Word Meanings

• *pauometha*: cease/stop/desist
• *proseuchomenoi*: praying/petitioning in prayer
• *aitoumenoi*: asking/requesting/petitioning
• *plērōthēte*: might be filled/fulfilled/completed
• *epignōsin*: full knowledge/recognition/acknowledgment
• *thelēmatos*: will/desire/purpose
• *sofia*: wisdom/insight/skill
• *synesei*: understanding/intelligence/insight
• *pneumatikē*: spiritual/of the Spirit

Referenced Verses

• Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
• 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
• Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• Jas 1:5 : 5 {G1161} If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
• 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 Pray without ceasing.
• Phlm 1:4 : 4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
• Heb 10:36 : 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• 1 John 2:17 : 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
• Ps 143:10 : 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• Eph 1:8 : 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
• Eph 1:15-20 : 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 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: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
• Rom 12:2 : 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
• Phil 1:4 : 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
• Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
• Col 1:3-4 : 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
• Col 1:6 : 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
• Eph 6:6 : 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
• 1 Cor 1:5 : 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
• Eph 3:14-19 : 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
• Eph 5:10 : 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
• John 7:17 : 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
• Ps 119:99 : 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
• 2 Tim 1:3-4 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
• Rom 1:8-9 : 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
• Acts 12:5 : 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.