Philippians 1:9

Paul prays that their love would keep growing in knowledge and discernment. True love is not blind but informed and wise.

Cross-references · 18

• 1 Th 3:12and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
• Col 1:9For 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,
• 2 Pet 1:5–6Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
• Phlm 1:6that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
• Col 3:10and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
• 2 Cor 8:7But 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 Th 4:9–10But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing 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:
• 1 Cor 14:20Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
• 2 Th 1:3We 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;
• 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
• Phil 3:15–16Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
• Heb 5:14But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
• Eph 5:17Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
• Prov 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
• 1 Th 4:1Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
• Matt 13:31–33He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
• Job 17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

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