Ephesians 1:15

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KJV King James Version

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

ASV American Standard Version

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

Surrounding context — Ephesians 1

12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

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

17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

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Philemon 1:5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;Colossians 1:3-4We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,Hebrews 6:10For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;1 John 4:21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.1 Thessalonians 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;Psalm 16:3[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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