Philippians 1:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

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  • 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all people, just as we do toward you:
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
  • 2 Pet 1:5-6 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness;
  • Col 3:10 : 10 And have put on the new self, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him who created him.
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But concerning brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another. 10 And indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more.
  • Phlm 1:6 : 6 That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
  • 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds;
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Phil 3:15-16 : 15 Let us, therefore, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think differently, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be infants, but in understanding be mature.
  • 2 Cor 8:7 : 7 Therefore, as you abound in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you abound in this grace also.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
  • Matt 13:31-33 : 31 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches. 33 He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Furthermore, then, we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 The righteous also shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

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  • Col 1:8-10
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    8Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

    9For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

    10That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • Phil 1:10-11
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    10So that you may approve things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ;

    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • 2 Cor 8:7-8
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    7Therefore, as you abound in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you abound in this grace also.

    8I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

  • Phil 1:7-8
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    7Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

    8For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 3:17-19
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    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

    18May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width, and length, and depth, and height;

    19And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all people, just as we do toward you:

  • Phlm 1:4-9
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    4I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,

    5Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

    6That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

    7For we have great joy and solace in your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.

    8Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting,

    9Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

    26That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

  • Phlm 1:21
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    21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

  • 2 Cor 2:8-9
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    8Therefore I urge you to confirm your love toward him.

    9For to this end I also wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in all things.

  • Phil 1:3-4
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    3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

    4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5That in everything you are enriched by him, in all speech, and in all knowledge;

  • Eph 1:15-17
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    15Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love for all the saints,

    16Do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

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

  • Rom 1:9-11
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    9For 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;

    10Making request, if by any means now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

    11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10And indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more.

  • Eph 1:8
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    8Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;

  • Phil 1:19
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    19For I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • 2 Thess 1:11-12
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    11Therefore, we also pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

    12That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 9:14
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    14And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

  • Col 2:2
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    2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

  • 2 Thess 1:3
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    3We are bound to thank God always for you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds;

  • 2 Pet 1:7-8
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    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.

    8For if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 1:17
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    17But the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

  • Col 1:4
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    4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have for all the saints,

  • 1 Thess 3:10
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    10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect what is lacking in your faith?

  • 2 Cor 2:4
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    4For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love I have more abundantly toward you.

  • 2 Pet 1:2
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    2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

  • 2 Pet 3:18
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

  • 2 Cor 9:8
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    8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work: