Ephesians 1:16

“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;”

"Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;" - Ephesians 1:16
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What does Ephesians 1:16 mean?

Ephesians 1:16 in the King James Version reads, “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.” In the flow of Paul’s opening blessing and thanksgiving (Ephesians 1:3–23), this single sentence functions like a doorway into the whole spiritual atmosphere…

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A Heart of Thanksgiving: The Power of Prayerful Remembrance

In Ephesians 1:16, the Apostle Paul writes, “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.” This profound statement not only unveils the depth of Paul’s love and commitment towards the believers in Ephesus but also elucidates the essential practice of…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Intercession

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, my heart is filled with gratitude for the many blessings You have poured into my life and into the lives of those I hold dear. I echo the heartfelt sentiment of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1:16, "Cease not to give thanks for you…

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Ephesians 1:16 - "Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;"
"Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;" - Ephesians 1:16
Ephesians 1:16-19 - "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe."
"I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe." - Ephesians 1:16-19
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Ephesians 1:6 - "To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved."
Ephesians 5:16 - "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved." - Ephesians 1:6
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"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." - Ephesians 5:16
Ephesians 2:16 - "And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:"
Ephesians 3:16 - "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"
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