Colossians · Πρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς

Colossians 1:9

Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἀφ' ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι, καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ,
Dia toyto kai ēmeis, aph' ēs ēmeras ēkoysamen, oy payometha yper ymōn proseychomenoi, kai aitoymenoi ina plērōthēte tēn epignōsin toy thelēmatos aytoy en pasē sophia kai synesei pneymatikē,
King James Version (KJV)

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;

Modern English

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

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