Ephesians 1:16 “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayer…”

Ephesians 1:16

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

World English Bible

don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

American Standard Version

cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

Geneva Bible 1599

I cease not to giue thankes for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

Darby Translation

do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention [of you] at my prayers,

Young's Literal Translation

do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

Bible in Basic English

Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

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Cross references

“Cease”

Colossians 1:3 2 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Samuel 12:23 1 Samuel 7:8 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Romans 1:8

Colossians 1:3 · BSB

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

2 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB

We 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.

1 Samuel 12:23 · BSB

As 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.

1 Samuel 7:8 · BSB

and 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 Thessalonians 5:17 · BSB

Pray without ceasing.

Romans 1:8 · BSB

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

“making”

Isaiah 62:6 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Genesis 40:14

Isaiah 62:6 · BSB

On 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 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB

We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

Genesis 40:14 · BSB

But 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.

Also

Colossians 1:9

Colossians 1:9 · 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,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

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