Ephesians 1:16

Ephesians 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
• New International Version (NIV)I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

Context of Ephesians 1:16

14God has put his Holy Spirit inside us now. As a result, we know that one day we will receive all the good things that God has promised. At that time we will be completely free, because we belong to God. So we praise God and we say that he is great! 15People have told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus. They have told me that you love all God's people. Because I have heard these good things about you, I am always thanking God because of you. Whenever I pray to God, I always ask him to help you. 17God is very great! He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that his Holy Spirit will make you wise. I pray that his Holy Spirit will help you to understand what God is like. Then you will know God better and better. 18I pray that God will bring light into your minds. Then you will understand about the many good things that he has prepared for you. You know that you will receive those things because he has chosen you to be his people. God has prepared very valuable things for you in heaven.

Ephesians 1:16 word by word

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ceaseπαύωpauō · to ceaseG3973
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to give thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• youσύsu · youG4771
• makingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mentionμνείαmneia · remembranceG3417
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• prayersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• prayersπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:16

• Romans 1:8First, because of what Jesus Christ has done for us, I thank my God for all of you. Everywhere in the world, people are talking about how you trust in Jesus Christ.
• 1 Samuel 7:8They said to Samuel, ‘Pray to the Lord our God. Do not stop. Ask him to help us. Ask him to save us from the Philistines.’
• 1 Samuel 12:23As for me, I will not stop praying for you. That would be a sin against the Lord. I will teach you how to live in the right way.
• Philippians 1:3Every time that I think about you, I thank my God because of you.
• Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray at all times.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3Our Christian friends, we ought always to thank God because of you. It is right that we do this, because you are learning to trust Christ more and more. All of you are also loving each other more and more.
• Genesis 40:14But when these good things happen to you, remember to be kind to me. Tell Pharaoh about me so that I will get out of this prison.
• Isaiah 62:6I have put guards on your walls, Jerusalem. They should never be quiet, during the day and during the night. You people who cause the Lord to remember his promises, never stop and rest!
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you. Every time that we pray, we pray for you.

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Cease not to give thanks - The apostle intimates, so fully satisfied was he of the genuineness of their conversion, and of their steadiness since their conversion, that it was to him a continual cause of thanksgiving to God, who had brought them into that state of salvation; and of prayer, that they might be preserved blameless to the end. Making mention of you - While praying for the prosperity of the Christian cause generally, he was led, from his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Cease not to give thanks for you - In the prosperity of the church at Ephesus he could not but feel the deepest interest, and their welfare he never forgot. Making mention of you in my prayers - Paul was far distant from them, and expected to see them no more. But he had faith in prayer, and he sought that they might advance in knowledge and in grace. What was the particular subject of his prayers, he mentions in the following verses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer. Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we hear of the welfare of Christian friends, we should pray for them. Even true believers greatly want heavenly wisdom. Are not the best of us unwilling to come under God's yoke, though there is no other way to find rest for the soul? Do we not for a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-23Paul prays that his readers gain the spiritual understanding to fully appreciate God's gifts (1:3–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. (Col 1:9). of you--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. Then the translation may be as English Version still, or as Alford, "making mention of them" (your "faith and love").Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:16

• Intercession
• Prayerfulness
• Salvation
• Thankfulness
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Blame
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Eye
• Mystery
• Obtain
• Predestinate
• Purpose
• Redemption
• Riches
• Understanding

Commentaries on Ephesians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings