9 And it is my prayer that *1 Thess. 3:12;2 Thess. 1:3your love may abound more and more, *Col. 1:9;3:10;Philem. 6with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, *Acts 24:16;1 Thess. 3:13;5:23and so be pure and blameless *ver. 6for the day of Christ, 11 filled *[Col. 1:6,10]; See James 3:18with the fruit of righteousness that comes *[John 15:4,5] through Jesus Christ, *See Eph. 1:12,14to the glory and praise of God.