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

14This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance. We have this guarantee until we are set free to belong to him. God receives praise and glory for this. 15I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. For this reason I never stop thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers. 17I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better. 18Then you will have deeper insight. You will know the confidence that he calls you to have and the glorious wealth that God’s people will inherit.

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, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for every one of you because the news of your faith is spreading throughout the whole world.
• 1 Samuel 7:8The Israelites said to Samuel, “Don’t turn a deaf ear to us! Don’t stop crying to the Lord our God for us! Ask him to save us from the Philistines!”
• 1 Samuel 12:23It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right.
• Philippians 1:3I thank my God for all the memories I have of you.
• Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our prayers for you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Never stop praying.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. It’s right to do this because your faith is showing remarkable growth and your love for each other is increasing.
• Genesis 40:14Remember me when things go well for you, and please do me a favor. Mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.
• Isaiah 62:6I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day or night. Whoever calls on the Lord, do not give yourselves any rest,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you as we remember you in our prayers.

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

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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