⁹And this I pray, that ^yyour love may abound yet more and more in ^zknowledge and in all ^||judgment; ¹⁰^aThat ye may ^||approve things that ^||are excellent; that ye may be ^bsincere and ^cwithout offence ^dtill the day of Christ;

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y 1 Thess. 3:12. So Eph. 1:8.
z Col. 1:9. & 3:10. Philem. 6 (Gk.).
||Or, sense. Gk. as Prov. 1:4, 22. Baruch 6:42. So Ps. 119:66.
aSo Rom. 12:2. Eph. 5:10.
||Or, try. See Rom. 2:18.
||Or, differ.
bSee 1 Cor. 5:8.
cSee Acts 24:16. & 2 Pet. 3:14.
dSee ver. 6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

NLTNew Living Translation

I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ,