The great prayers in Ephesians 1:17–19; Ephesians 3:16–19; Philippians 1:9–11, and Colossians 1:9–12 reveal that Paul’s deepest desire for his readers was that they grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. The knowledge the apostle had in mind was not merely propositional but personal. He prayed that the Lord would give them a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened, and that they would know the love of Christ
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