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

14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17That 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: 18The 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,

Ephesians 1:16 word by word

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

• 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 you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• 1 Samuel 7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Yhwh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against Yhwh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
• Philippians 1:3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
• Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
• 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;
• Genesis 40:14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
• Isaiah 62:6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of Yhwh, keep not silence,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of 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

In the dictionaries

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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