Ephesians 1:16

Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 1

“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;”Ephesians 1:16

What Does Ephesians 1:16 Mean?

Ephesians 1:16 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 1, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Gratitude.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Ephesians 1:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ephesians 6:18“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”Ephesians 3:14“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”Romans 1:8“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.”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 ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”Colossians 1:3“We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”2 Thessalonians 1:3“We 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;”Romans 1:9“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;”John 16:24“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”Philemon 1:4“I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,”1 Samuel 12:23“Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:”Philippians 1:3“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,”1 Samuel 7:8“And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”Isaiah 62:6“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,”1 Thessalonians 1:2“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;”1 Thessalonians 5:17“Pray without ceasing.”Romans 6:17“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.”Genesis 40:14“But 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:”2 Thessalonians 1:11“Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:”2 Timothy 1:3“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;”Ephesians 5:4“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”

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