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Connecting Statement:
Because the Spirit has enabled them to love others, Paul prays for them and tells them here how he prays for them.
Because of this love
"Because the Holy Spirit has enabled you to love other believers"
we heard ... we have not stopped ... We have been asking ... We have been praying
These words do not include the Colossians. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)
from the day we heard this
"from the day Epaphras told us these things"
that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will
Paul speaks of the Colossian believers as though they were containers. AT: "that God will fill you with what you need to know so that you can do his will" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
in all wisdom and spiritual understanding
", so that the Holy Spirit will make you wise and able to understand what God wants you to do"
that you will walk worthily of the Lord
Walking here signifies behavior in life. AT: "that you will live the way God expects you to" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
in pleasing ways
"in ways that will please the Lord"
will bear fruit
Paul is speaking of the Colossian believers as if they were trees or plants. As a plant grows and bears fruit, so also believers are to keep getting to know God better and doing good deeds. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)