¹⁰ and find out what pleases the Lord.^(A)

¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.^(A)

⁹ For this reason, since the day we heard about you,^(A) we have not stopped praying for you.^(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will^(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[a](D)