First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

For from you the word of the Lord has resounded, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

For they themselves report about us what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

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

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

because of the hope being laid up for you in [the] heavens, in which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

just as also you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

On account of this we also, since the day we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

We give thanks to God always concerning you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

constantly remembering your work of faith, labor of love, and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

But now when Timothy came to us from you, and brought good news to us of your faith and your love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also [long to see] you--

Because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and to perfect what is lacking in your faith?

Give therefore to Your servant a heart to hear and to judge Your people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this Your great people?

And the Lord said to him, Because you have asked this thing of Me, and have not asked for yourself long life, and have not asked wealth, nor have asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment;

and I will be wise in a blameless way. When will You come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

and the Spirit of God shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill Him;

the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report;

"Behold, I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Brothers, do not be children in your understanding; rather, in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

the eyes of your heart having been enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord [is].

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception,

On account of this we also, since the day we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

that the man of God may be proficient, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Is there anyone wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct [that] his works [are] in meekness of wisdom.

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in [the] midst of wolves.

in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,