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For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Reference
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: κατεργάζομαι (katergázomai)
to work fully, i.e. accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion
Hebrew: bâʻâh
to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; by implication to ask
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὥρα (hṓra)
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κοπάζω (kopázō)
to tire, i.e. (figuratively) to relax
Hebrew: bâṭêl
to desist from labor
Greek: εὔχομαι (eúchomai)
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
Hebrew: tsᵉlâʼ
pray
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: εὐδοκία (eudokía)
satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
Hebrew: ʼâbeh
longing
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: gᵉbûwrâh
power
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σύνεσις (sýnesis)
a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect
Hebrew: bîynâh
understanding
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: σοφία (sophía)
wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
Hebrew: chokmâh
wisdom
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: πνευματικός (pneumatikós)
non-carnal, i.e. (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (dæmoniacally) a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate, religious
Greek: φρήν (phrḗn)
the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties)
Hebrew: soklᵉthânûw
intelligence
Parallel theme
James 3:17
James 1:5
Colossians 4:5
1 Peter 2:15
Hebrews 10:36
Prayer
1 Samuel 12:23
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Sin
Hebrews 13:21
Spirit
Psalm 143:10
Colossians 3:16
Verse Explanation
Paul tells the Colossians that he continually prays for them to be filled with knowledge of God's will through spiritual wisdom and understanding, emphasizing that Christian maturity requires knowing and applying God's purposes.
History
1st century AD: Christian communities relied heavily on teaching, prayer, and spiritual discernment as they developed their understanding of the gospel.