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Ephesians 1:17

that 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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ASV

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

KJV

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:

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἵναinathatG2443 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424 →
Χριστοῦ,ChristouChrist,G5547 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
πατὴρpatērFatherG3962 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
δόξης,doxēsof glory,G1391 →
δώῃdōēmay giveG1325 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
πνεῦμαpneuma[a] spiritG4151 →
σοφίαςsophiasof wisdomG4678 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsrevelationG602 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei[the] knowledgeG1922 →
αὐτοῦ,autouof Him,G846 →

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Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.James 3:17–18But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Colossians 1:9–10For 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,Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.Ephesians 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—John 17:25–26Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.Colossians 2:2–3that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,Jeremiah 24:7I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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