Ephesians 1:15–16
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Iesus, and loue vnto all the Saints,
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Cease not to giue thankes for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
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From verse 15
- Philemon 1:5Rank 1 from verse 15
- Colossians 1:3–4Rank 2 from verse 15
3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
3We giue thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, praying alwayes for you,
4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of the loue which yee haue to all the Saints,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 3 from verse 15
3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
3Wee are bound to thanke God alwayes for you, brethren, as it is meete, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charitie of euery one of you al towards each other aboundeth:
- Hebrews 6:10Rank 4 from verse 15
10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
10For God is not vnrighteous, to forget your worke and labour of loue, which yee haue shewed toward his Name, in that yee haue ministred to the Saints, and doe minister.
- 1 John 3:17Rank 5 from verse 15
17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
17But who so hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother hath need, and shutteth vp his bowels of compassion from him; how dwelleth the loue of God in him?
- 1 John 4:21Rank 6 from verse 15
- 1 Peter 1:22Rank 7 from verse 15
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
22Seeing yee haue purified your soules in obeying the truth through the Spirit, vnto vnfained loue of the brethren: see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruently,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 8 from verse 15
3Remembering 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;
3Remembring without ceasing your worke of faith, and labour of loue, and patience of hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father:
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9Rank 9 from verse 15
- 1 Timothy 1:14Rank 10 from verse 15
- 1 Timothy 1:5Rank 11 from verse 15
- Galatians 5:6Rank 12 from verse 15
- Psalms 16:3Rank 13 from verse 15
From verse 16
- Romans 1:8–9Rank 1 from verse 16
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
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;
8First I thanke my God through Iesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9For God is my witnesse, whom I serue ‖with my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne, that without ceasing I make mention of you, alwayes in my prayers,
- Colossians 1:9Rank 2 from verse 16
9For 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;
9For this cause wee also, since the day we heard it, doe not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisedome and spirituall vnderstanding:
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 3 from verse 16
3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
3Wee are bound to thanke God alwayes for you, brethren, as it is meete, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charitie of euery one of you al towards each other aboundeth:
- Colossians 1:3Rank 4 from verse 16
- 1 Samuel 12:23Rank 5 from verse 16
- Philippians 1:3–4Rank 6 from verse 16
- 1 Samuel 7:8Rank 7 from verse 16
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2Rank 8 from verse 16
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Rank 9 from verse 16
- Isaiah 62:6Rank 10 from verse 16
6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,
6‖I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles, O Ierusalem, which shall neuer hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keepe not silence:
- Genesis 40:14Rank 11 from verse 16
14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
14But †thinke on me, when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindenesse, I pray thee, vnto mee, and make mention of me vnto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
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Ephesians 1:15
1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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Holy ones; those set apart to God.
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Ephesians 1:16
To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Expressions or acknowledgments of gratitude.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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Sense 1: To speak of, name, or refer to. Sense 2: As a noun, a spoken reference or remembrance.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Requests, petitions, supplications, intercessions, or thanksgivings addressed to God.
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1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance, vntill the redemption of the purchased possession, vnto the praise of his glorie.
1:15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
1:15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Iesus, and loue vnto all the Saints,
Selected passage1:16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
1:16Cease not to giue thankes for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Selected passage1:17That 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:
1:17That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ the Father of glorie, may giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome and reuelation ‖in the knowledge of him: