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14 For grace of this thing I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 of whom each fatherhood in heavens and in earth is named, [of whom each fatherhood in heaven and in earth is named,]

16 that he give to you, after the riches of his glory, virtue to be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ dwell by faith in your hearts; that ye rooted and grounded in charity,

18 be able to comprehend with all saints, which is the breadth, and the length, and the highness, and the deepness; [that ye may comprehend with all saints, which is the breadth, and length, and highness, and deepness;]

19 also to know the charity of Christ more excellent than science [also to know the charity of Christ above-seeming to science], that ye be filled in all the plenty of God.

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14 For this I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 who is Father over all that is called father in heaven and in earth. 16 I pray that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, so that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is that breadth and length, depth and height, 19 and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passes knowledge; that you might be filled with every kind of fullness that comes of God.

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14 [a]For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 (Of whom is named the whole [b]family in heaven and in earth)

16 That he might grant you according to the [c]riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened by his Spirit in the [d]inner man,

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith:

18 That ye, being rooted and grounded in [e]love, may be able to comprehend with all Saints, [f]what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height:

19 And to know the [g]love of Christ, which [h]passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all [i]fullness of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:14 He teacheth by his own example, that the efficacy of the doctrine dependeth upon the grace of God, and therefore we ought to join prayers with the preaching and hearing of the word: which are needful not only to them which are younglings in religion, but even to the oldest also, that they growing up more and more by faith in Christ, being confirmed with all spiritual gifts, may be grounded and rooted in the knowledge of that immeasurable love, wherewith God the Father hath loved us in Christ, seeing that the whole family, whereof part is already received into heaven, and part is yet here on earth, dependeth upon that adoption of the heavenly Father, in his only Son.
  2. Ephesians 3:15 All that whole people which hath but one household Father, and that is the Church which is adopted in Christ.
  3. Ephesians 3:16 According to the greatness of his mercy.
  4. Ephesians 3:16 See Rom. 7:22.
  5. Ephesians 3:18 Wherewith God loveth us, which is the root of our election.
  6. Ephesians 3:18 How perfect that work of Christ is in every part.
  7. Ephesians 3:19 Which God hath showeth us in Christ.
  8. Ephesians 3:19 Which passeth all the capacity of man’s wit, to comprehend it fully in his mind: for otherwise who so hath the Spirit of God, perceiveth so much (according to the measure that God hath given him) as is sufficient to salvation.
  9. Ephesians 3:19 So that we have abundantly in us, whatsoever things are required to make us perfect with God.

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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