Matthew 13:11
13:11 He replied,
“You have been given
the opportunity to know
the secrets
of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
Luke 21:15
21:15 For I will give you the words
along with the wisdom
that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
Luke 24:45
24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,
John 17:3
17:3 Now this
is eternal life
– that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you sent.
John 17:14
17:14 I have given them your word,
and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world,
just as I do not belong to the world.
John 17:25
17:25 Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men
know that you sent me.
John 17:1
Jesus Prays for the Father to Glorify Him
17:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you –
Colossians 1:1-2
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1:2 to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
Colossians 4:6
4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
Ephesians 1:17-19
1:17 I pray that
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation
in your growing knowledge of him,
1:18 – since the eyes of your
heart have been enlightened
– so that you may know what is the hope of his calling,
what is the wealth of his glorious
inheritance in the saints,
1:19 and what is the incomparable
greatness of his power toward
us who believe, as displayed in
the exercise of his immense strength.
Ephesians 3:18
3:18 you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
Colossians 2:2-3
2:2 My goal is that
their hearts, having been knit together
in love, may be encouraged, and that
they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.