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Ephesians 3:17–20

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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.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
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From verse 17

  1. Colossians 2:7Rank 1 from verse 17
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    7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

  2. John 14:23Rank 2 from verse 17
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    23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

  3. 1 John 4:16Rank 3 from verse 17
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    16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

  4. Galatians 2:20Rank 4 from verse 17
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    20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

  5. Romans 5:5Rank 5 from verse 17
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    5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

From verse 18

  1. Psalms 103:11–12Rank 1 from verse 18
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    11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

    12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

  2. Job 11:7–9Rank 2 from verse 18
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    7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

    8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

    9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  3. Ephesians 1:18–23Rank 3 from verse 18
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    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

    19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

    22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

    23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

  4. John 15:13Rank 4 from verse 18
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    13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

  5. Ephesians 3:19Rank 5 from verse 18
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    19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

From verse 19

  1. Ephesians 1:23Rank 1 from verse 19
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    23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

  2. Colossians 2:9–10Rank 2 from verse 19
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    9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

    10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

  3. Colossians 1:10Rank 3 from verse 19
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    10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  4. 1 John 4:9–14Rank 4 from verse 19
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

    12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

    13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

    14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  5. 2 Corinthians 5:14Rank 5 from verse 19
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    14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

From verse 20

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:8Rank 1 from verse 20
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    8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

  2. Romans 4:21Rank 2 from verse 20
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    21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

  3. Jeremiah 32:27Rank 3 from verse 20
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    27Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

  4. 1 Corinthians 2:9Rank 4 from verse 20
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    9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

  5. Jude 1:24Rank 5 from verse 20
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    24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

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Ephesians 3:17

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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hearts

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The inward lives of persons: their thoughts, understanding, conscience, affections, desires, purposes, will, courage, or disposition.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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rooted

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Having its roots planted or fixed in the earth; hence, fixed; deep; radical.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Ephesians 3:18

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able

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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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comprehend

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Sense 1: To understand or grasp in the mind. Sense 2: To take within bounds or measure. Sense 3: To include or sum up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

breadth

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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.

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length

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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.

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COMBINED MEANING

depth

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Sense 1: Deepness. Sense 2: A deep place, sea, abyss, or downward extent. Sense 3: Figuratively, vast extent or what is profound and unsearchable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Ephesians 3:19

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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passeth

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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

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Ephesians 3:20

COMBINED MEANING

able

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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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exceeding

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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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think

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1. To form or hold a thought. 2. To judge or suppose. 3. To intend. 4. To consider or remember. 5. To imagine or esteem.

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COMBINED MEANING

power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

worketh

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Third-person singular present form of work, meaning to labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:1FOR this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

3:2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

3:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

3:4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

3:5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

3:6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

3:7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

3:9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

3:10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

3:11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

3:12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

3:13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

3:14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

3:15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

3:16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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3:18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

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3:19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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3:20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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3:21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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