16 that He would grant you, according to (A)the riches of His glory, to be (B)strengthened with power through His Spirit in (C)the inner [a]self, 17 so that (D)Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being (E)rooted and (F)grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with (G)all the [b]saints what is (H)the width and length and height and depth, 19 and to know (I)the love of Christ which (J)surpasses knowledge, that you may be (K)filled to all the (L)fullness of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:16 Lit person
  2. Ephesians 3:18 See note v 8

16 May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].

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16 “For God so (A)loved the world, that He (B)gave His (C)only Son, so that everyone who (D)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

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16 “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] [a]only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:16 Jesus, God’s only Son, the One who is truly unique, the only one of His kind.

16 For of His (A)fullness [a]we have all received, and [b]grace upon grace.

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  1. John 1:16 Lit we all received
  2. John 1:16 Lit grace for grace

16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].

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