Ephesians 3:17-19

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

"That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." - Ephesians 3:17-19
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What does Ephesians 3:17-19 mean?

Ephesians 3:17–19 in the KJV stands inside Paul’s prayer for believers, a prayer he begins earlier in the chapter after speaking of “the mystery” now made known in Christ and of his own calling to preach “the unsearchable riches of Christ.” The verses read: “That Christ may…

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Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and awe for Your infinite love and grace. As we enter into this time of prayer, we are reminded of the profound words penned by Paul in his letter to the Ephesians. We echo his prayer today, asking that…

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Ephesians 3:17-19 - "So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 3:17 - "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,"
Philippians 3:17-19
Philippians 3:17-19
Ephesians 3:19 - "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."
"And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." - Ephesians 3:19
"That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love," - Ephesians 3:17
Ephesians 3:18-19 - "May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."
"That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love," - Ephesians 3:17
Ephesians 3:16-17 - "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love."
Ephesians 3
"And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." - Ephesians 3:19
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Ephesians 5:17 - "Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 6:17 - "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:"
Ephesians 2:19 - "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;"
Ephesians 2:17 - "And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh."
Ephesians 4:17-19 - "So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed."
Ephesians 5:19 - "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;"
Acts 19:28 - "And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
Ephesians 3:15 - "Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,"
Ephesians 4:3 - "Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."
Ephesians 3:3 - "How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,"
Ephesians 4:17 - "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,"
Ephesians 6:3 - "That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Ephesians 3:1 - "For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,"
Ephesians 3:12 - "In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him."
"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." - Ephesians 5:17