Focused Passage

Ephesians 3:14-21

The Mystery Revealed and the Church Strengthened in Christ’s Love

Paul explains the revealed mystery of Gentile inclusion in Christ, describes his gospel stewardship, and prays that the church would be strengthened to know Christ's surpassing love and be filled to the measure of God's fullness.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth

19of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

... for this reasonχάρινG5484Preposition. . .ΤούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingularI bowκάμπτωG2578Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralkneesγόνατάG1119Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralbeforeπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Verse 15

Original words

fromἐξG1537PrepositionwhomοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingulareveryπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularfamilyπατριὰG3965Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononἐπὶG1909PrepositionearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularderives its nameὀνομάζεταιG3687Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 16

Original words

[I ask] thatἵναG2443Conjunctionout ofκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularrichesπλοῦτοςG4149Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularHe mayδῷG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularstrengthenκραταιωθῆναιG2901Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralwith powerδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularinεἰςG1519Preposition[your]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularinnerἔσωG2080AdverbbeingἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

Original words

so thatτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularmay dwellκατοικῆσαιG2730Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαιςG2588Noun - Dative Feminine PluralthroughδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[Then] you, being rootedἐρριζωμένοιG4492Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongroundedτεθεμελιωμένοιG2311Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

-ἵναG2443Conjunctionwill have powerἐξισχύσητεG1840Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluraltogether withσὺνG4862PrepositionallπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine PluraltheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralsaintsἁγίοιςG40Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralto comprehendκαταλαβέσθαιG2638Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle-τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularlengthμῆκοςG3372Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwidthπλάτοςG4114Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionheightὕψοςG5311Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondepthβάθοςG899Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 19

Original words

of the loveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandτεG5037Conjunctionto knowγνῶναίG1097Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[this love that]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsurpassesὑπερβάλλουσανG5235Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularknowledgeγνώσεωςG1108Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou may be filledπληρωθῆτεG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralwithεἰςG1519PrepositionallπᾶνG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfullnessπλήρωμαG4138Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 20

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NowδὲG1161Conjunctionto [Him] whoΤῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularis ableδυναμένῳG1410Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singularto doποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveimmeasurablyὑπὲρG5228Prepositionmore thanὑπερεκπερισσοῦG5228AdverballπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-ὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralwe askαἰτούμεθαG154Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person PluralorG2228ConjunctionimagineνοοῦμενG3539Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[His]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpowerδύναμινG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthatτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[is] at workἐνεργουμένηνG1754Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Feminine SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Verse 21

Original words

to Him [be]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargloryδόξαG1391Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίᾳG1577Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularthroughoutεἰςG1519PrepositionallπάσαςG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralgenerationsγενεὰςG1074Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralforeverτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .αἰῶνοςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraleverαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralAmenἀμήνG281Hebrew Word

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