Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

English Standard Version
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

New American Standard Bible
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,

King James Bible
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,

International Standard Version
And this is my prayer, that your love will keep on growing more and more with full knowledge and insight,

American Standard Version
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:

Darby Bible Translation
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

Young's Literal Translation
and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

Cross References

Psalm 119:66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.

Colossians 1:9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

1 Thessalonians 3:12
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

1 Thessalonians 4:1
Furthermore then we beseech you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.

Philemon 1:6
That the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1:8-11 Shall not we pity and love those souls whom Christ loves and pities? Those who abound in any grace, need to abound more. Try things which differ; that we may approve the things which are excellent. The truths and laws of Christ are excellent; and they recommend themselves as such to any attentive mind. Sincerity is that in which we should have our conversation in the world, and it is the glory of all our graces. Christians should not be apt to take offence, and should be very careful not to offend God or the brethren. The things which most honour God will most benefit us. Let us not leave it doubtful whether any good fruit is found in us or not. A small measure of Christian love, knowledge, and fruitfulness should not satisfy any.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. The subject of his prayer for them (Php 1:4).

your love—to Christ, producing love not only to Paul, Christ's minister, as it did, but also to one another, which it did not altogether as much as it ought (Php 2:2; 4:2).

knowledge—of doctrinal and practical truth.

judgment—rather, "perception"; "perceptive sense." Spiritual perceptiveness: spiritual sight, spiritual hearing, spiritual feeling, spiritual taste. Christianity is a vigorous plant, not the hotbed growth of enthusiasm. "Knowledge" and "perception" guard love from being ill-judged.