Every
now and then, I’m going to give you an extra study to do about Jesus, if you
want. This is an optional day of material.
That
being said, I cannot recommend it enough to find time to do it. After all, the
more you do, the more you’ll get to know Jesus Christ and learn how to live a
life of Jesus.
Ephesians
1:17 / Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the glorious Father,[a]
would give you a spirit[b](A)
of wisdom and revelation(B)
in the knowledge of Him.
Footnotes:
- Ephesians
1:17 Or the Father of glory
- Ephesians
1:17 Or you the Spirit
Cross
references:
- 1:17
: Ps
51:12
- 1:17
: 1Pt
4:13
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HCSB: Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard
Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.
Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB®
are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
PRAYER
JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer
each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the
passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):
Ephesians 1:17:
1
What jumped out at you?
2
What did you learn?
3
What can you apply to your life?
4
What did you say to God?
5
What did God say to you?
6
What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7
Who is Jesus?
8
What did He do, think, feel, say?
9
What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10
What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11
How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12
What does this mean for me and my life?
13
How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14
How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15
Write out a summary prayer.
Ephesians
1:17 / The Message (MSG)
15-19
That’s why, when I heard of the solid
trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the
followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed,
I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God
of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and
discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you
can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this
glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of
his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!
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MSG: Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
PRAYER
JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer
each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the
passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):
Ephesians 1:17:
1
What jumped out at you?
2
What did you learn?
3
What can you apply to your life?
4
What did you say to God?
5
What did God say to you?
6
What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7
Who is Jesus?
8
What did He do, think, feel, say?
9
What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10
What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11
How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12
What does this mean for me and my life?
13
How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14
How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15
Write out a summary prayer.
Ephesians
1:16-17 / New Living Translation (NLT)
16
I have not stopped thanking God for
you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom[a]
and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
Footnotes:
- 1:17
Or to give you the Spirit of wisdom.
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NLT: Scripture quotations marked
(NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996,
2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers,
Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
PRAYER
JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer
each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the
passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):
Ephesians 1:17:
1
What jumped out at you?
2
What did you learn?
3
What can you apply to your life?
4
What did you say to God?
5
What did God say to you?
6
What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7
Who is Jesus?
8
What did He do, think, feel, say?
9
What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10
What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11
How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12
What does this mean for me and my life?
13
How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14
How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15
Write out a summary prayer.
Ephesians
1:16-17 / New American Standard Bible (NASB)
16
(A)do
not cease giving thanks for you, (B)while
making mention of you in my prayers; 17 that the (C)God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, (D)the
Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of (E)wisdom
and of (F)revelation
in the[a]knowledge
of Him.
Footnotes:
- Ephesians
1:17 Or true knowledge
Cross
references:
- Ephesians
1:16 : Rom
1:8f; Col 1:9
- Ephesians
1:16 : Rom
1:9
- Ephesians
1:17 : John
20:17; Rom 15:6
- Ephesians
1:17 : Acts
7:2; 1 Cor 2:8
- Ephesians
1:17 : Col
1:9
- Ephesians
1:17 : 1
Cor 14:6
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NASB: Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright ©
1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
Used by permission.
PRAYER
JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer
each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the
passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):
Ephesians 1:17:
1
What jumped out at you?
2
What did you learn?
3
What can you apply to your life?
4
What did you say to God?
5
What did God say to you?
6
What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7
Who is Jesus?
8
What did He do, think, feel, say?
9
What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10
What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11
How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12
What does this mean for me and my life?
13
How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14
How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15
Write out a summary prayer.
Ephesians
1:16-17 is my prayer for all of us as we do this Bible study.
Will
you join me in praying these verses in your favorite version of the Bible for
yourself first, then for everyone else taking part in the “6+ Year Four Gospel
Project”—now and later, and for me as I write this study for the next 6+ years?
NOTE
There
will be times I share my prayer journaling with you, and the 15 prayer
journaling questions. I will share mine with you regarding the study we just did
in this ADDITIONAL MATERIAL section. Take a look at Week 2, Day 1 and see what
I have to say there.
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