11 translations · Greek
Philippians 1:9
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
Philippians 1:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
- KJV King James Version
- And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge, and all discernment,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- My prayer is that your love may grow more and more in knowledge and understanding,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| τοῦτο | touto | this [is] | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | my prayer | G4336 προσεύχομαι to pray |
| ἵνα | hina | that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγάπη | agapē | love | G26 ἀγάπη love |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ἔτι | eti | — | G2089 ἔτι still |
| μᾶλλον | mallon | more | G3123 μᾶλλον more |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μᾶλλον | mallon | more | G3123 μᾶλλον more |
| περισσεύῃ | perisseuē | may abound | G4052 περισσεύω to exceed |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἐπιγνώσει | epignōsei | knowledge | G1922 ἐπίγνωσις knowledge |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πάσῃ | pasē | depth | G3956 πᾶς all |
| αἰσθήσει | aisthēsei | of insight | G144 αἴσθησις insight |
Related verses
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
- Colossians 1:9
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- Philemon 1:6
that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Peter 1:5–6
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;
- Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10
But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another, for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
- 2 Corinthians 8:7
But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
- 1 Peter 1:22
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Read all of Philippians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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