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do notοὐceaseπαύομαιgiving thanksεὐχαριστῶνforὑπὲρyou,ὑμῶνmakingποιούμενοςmentionμνείανof youinἐπὶmy prayers,τῶν προσευχῶν μου
Ephesians 1:16
Study it in the app“do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:16, word by word
- ceaseπαύομαιpauomai
stop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “pauomai” appears- giving thanksεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōn
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistōn” appears- makingποιούμενοςpoioumenos
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poioumenos” appears- mentionμνείανmneian
mention, remembrance
Mention, remembrance of someone, especially in prayer.
Where else “mneian” appears- my prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōn
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchōn” appears
The context
15For this reason I also, having heard of the faith that is among you in the Lord Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
16 · This verse (above)
17that the God of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
To study Ephesians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?