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Berean Standard Bible

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,”

Colossians 1:9

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After giving thanks for the Colossians' faith and love, Paul tells them that he has been praying for them since he heard of their faith. He describes the content of that ongoing prayer.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por lo cual también nosotros, desde el día que lo oímos, no cesamos de orar por vosotros, y de pedir que seáis llenos del conocimiento de su voluntad, en toda sabiduría y espiritual inteligencia;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, desde el primer momento que lo supimos, hemos estado orando y pidiendo a Dios que les ayude a entender plenamente la voluntad divina, y que les dé la sabiduría e inteligencia que vienen del Espíritu.

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