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That the Godq of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdomr and revelation λin the knowledge of him:

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John 20:17• ¹⁷Jesus saith to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended unto the Father; but go unto my brethren and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. (John 20:17)

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Col. 1:9• ⁹On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Col. 1:9)

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or, for the acknowledgment.

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the God.

Eph. 1:3• ³Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, (Eph. 1:3)

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John 20:17• ¹⁷Jesus saith to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended unto the Father; but go unto my brethren and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. (John 20:17)

the Father.

1 Chron. 29:11• (1 Chron. 29:11)

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Psa. 24:7,10• (Psa. 24:7,10)

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Psa. 29:3• (Psa. 29:3)

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Jer. 2:11• (Jer. 2:11)

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Matt. 6:13• ¹³{i}and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.{/i} (Matt. 6:13)

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Luke 2:14• ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men. (Luke 2:14)

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Acts 7:2• ²And he said, Brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, (Acts 7:2)

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1 Cor. 2:8• ⁸which none of the rulers of the age knew (for, had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory), (1 Cor. 2:8)

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James 2:1• ¹My brethren, do not with respectings of persons have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory. (James 2:1)

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Rev. 7:12• ¹²saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the strength to our God unto the ages of the ages. [Amen.] (Rev. 7:12)

the spirit.

Gen. 41:38‑39• (Gen. 41:38‑39)

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Isa. 11:2• (Isa. 11:2)

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Dan. 5:11• (Dan. 5:11)

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Luke 12:12• ¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said. (Luke 12:12)

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Luke 21:15• ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or reply unto. (Luke 21:15)

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John 14:17,26• ¹⁷the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it beholdeth him not, nor knoweth him; but ye know him, because he abideth with you, and shall be in you.
²⁶but the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things which I said to you. (John 14:17,26)

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Acts 6:10• ¹⁰And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. (Acts 6:10)

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1 Cor. 12:8• ⁸For to one, through the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom, and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; (1 Cor. 12:8)

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1 Cor. 14:6• ⁶And now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching? (1 Cor. 14:6)

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Col. 1:9• ⁹On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Col. 1:9)

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Col. 2:3• ³in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col. 2:3)

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James 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial.
¹⁸And righteousness' fruit in peace is being sown for those that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)

revelation.

Eph. 3:5• ⁵which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the] Spirit, (Eph. 3:5)

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Dan. 2:28‑30• (Dan. 2:28‑30)

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Dan. 10:1• (Dan. 10:1)

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Matt. 11:25• ²⁵{i}At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.{/i} (Matt. 11:25)

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Matt. 16:17• ¹⁷{i}And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed [it] to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.{/i} (Matt. 16:17)

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1 Cor. 2:10• ¹⁰but God revealed to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the depths of God. (1 Cor. 2:10)

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2 Cor. 12:1• ¹I must needs boast; though it be not profitable, yet I will come unto visions and revelations of [the] Lord. (2 Cor. 12:1)

in the knowledge.

or, for the acknowledgement.

Eph. 3:18‑19• ¹⁸being in love rooted and grounded that ye may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what [is] the breadth and length and depth and height;
¹⁹and to know the love of the Christ that surpasseth knowledge, that ye may be filled to all the fullness of God. (Eph. 3:18‑19)

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Prov. 2:5• (Prov. 2:5)

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Jer. 9:24• (Jer. 9:24)

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Jer. 24:7• (Jer. 24:7)

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Jer. 31:34• (Jer. 31:34)

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Matt. 11:27• ²⁷{i}All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does anyone know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].{/i} (Matt. 11:27)

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John 8:54‑55• ⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say, He is our God,
⁵⁵and ye have not known him, but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like you a liar; but I know him, and keep his word. (John 8:54‑55)

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John 16:3• ³And these things will they do to you because they knew not the Father nor me. (John 16:3)

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John 17:3,25‑26• ³And this is the eternal life, that they know thee, the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ.
²⁵Righteous Father, though the world knew thee not, but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.
²⁶And I made thy name known to them and will make [it] known, that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them and I in them. (John 17:3,25‑26)

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Rom. 1:28• ²⁸And even as they disapproved to have God in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind to do improper things; (Rom. 1:28)

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Col. 1:10• ¹⁰to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the full knowledge of God, (Col. 1:10)

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Col. 2:2• ²that their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding unto full knowledge of the mystery of God, (Col. 2:2)

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2 Tim. 2:25• ²⁵in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:25)

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Titus 1:1• ¹Paul, bondman of God and apostle of Jesus Christ according to faith of God's elect, and full knowledge of truth that is according to piety; (Titus 1:1)

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2 Peter 1:3• ³As his divine power hath granted to us all things that [are] for life and godliness through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and excellence, (2 Peter 1:3)

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2 Peter 3:18• ¹⁸But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to him [be] the glory both now and unto eternity's day. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)

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1 John 2:3‑4• ³And herein we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
⁴He that saith, I have known him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:3‑4)

• God is called the Father of glory here, as being its source and author. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• This prayer is founded on the title of “God of our Lord Jesus Christ”; that of chapter 3 on the title of “Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” There it is more communion than counsels. God is called the Father of glory here, as being its source and author. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• He is “the Father of glory” as being the great Head and Fountain of all heavenly blessedness, the One from whom it all came to His own name and praise. This at once lets us into the secret of the prayer. Glory is the main thought—not the only, but the most prominent, feature of the prayer. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:15-23” by W. Kelly)

• The proper meaning of the word is “the full knowledge of Him.” They already knew Him, but He prayed that they might know Him more. He wanted them to be fathers in Christ, and what constitutes a father is a deep and growing knowledge of Christ Himself. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:15-23” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,

W. Kelly Translation

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you [the] spirit of wisdom and revelation in full knowledge of him,