I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Parallel translations
- WEB don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
- KJV Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
- NKJV do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
- NASB do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;
- NLT I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,
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Quick answer
Paul says he never stops thanking God for them and praying for them. It models persistent, grateful intercession for fellow believers.
Overview
Continuing the sentence, Paul describes his unceasing thanksgiving and regular mention of the Ephesians in prayer. His pastoral love expresses itself in constant intercession. This sets up the substance of his prayer in the verses that follow, that they would grow in the knowledge of God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Rom 1:8–9First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- Col 1:9For 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,
- 2 Th 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
- Col 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- 1 Sam 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
- Phil 1:3–4I thank my God every time I remember you.
- Isa 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
- 1 Th 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- 1 Sam 7:8and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
- 1 Th 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
- Gen 40:14But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
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