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THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS |
J. Deering, AncientPath.net
| TEXT | TOPIC |
| :14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father | The Effectiveness of Prayer |
| :15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name | The Fatherhood of God |
| :16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man | Strengthened with the power of the Holy Spirit |
| :17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love | So the Christ may dwell in you |
| :18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth | Love of Christ - A |
| :19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge | Love of Christ - B |
| :20 that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God | Filled with the Fullness of God |
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COMMENTARY - "Paul's 2nd Prayer," 3:14-19 |
F. Paul's 2nd Prayer, 3:14-19
"For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family
in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to
the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the
inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you,
being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of
Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness
of God."
(2nd Prayer, c.p., Ephesians 1:15-23)
Paul was a man of prayer. He prayed over each and every church, and believer in
each church. We would do well to take note of the content of His prayers.
"That almighty God grant YOU
(according to the riches of His glory)
1. to be strengthend in the inner man
(with power)
(through His Spirit)
So that:
(according to the riches of His glory)
Christ may dwell in your hearts
Through:
(according to the riches of His glory)
Faith (having to do with Paul's tribulation)
And that:
2. being rooted and grounded
in Love
May be able to comprehend
with all the Saints
What is the
breadth of Christ
length, of Christ
height, of Christ
depth, of Christ
love of Christ
(that surpasses knowledge)
THAT
YOU may be
filled up to all the fullness of God"
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VISUALIZED CHART - "Paul's Prayer," 3:14-19 |
THE VISUALIZED TEXT (NASB) 1 (conjunctions & prepositions underlined, words not in original text in italics) (alternate text in purple)
(3:14)
For this reason,
I bow my knees
before
the Father,
(3:15)
from whom
every family
in heaven
and
on earth
derives its
name,
(3:16)
that
He would grant you,
according to
the riches
of His glory,
to
be strengthened
with power
through His Spirit
in the inner man;
(3:17)
so that
Christ may dwell
in
your hearts
through
faith;
and that
you,
being rooted and
grounded
in
love,
(3:18)
may be able to comprehend
with
all the saints
what is the
breadth
and
length
and
height
and
depth,
(3:19)
and
to know the love
of Christ
which surpasses knowledge,
that
you
may be filled
up
to
all the fulness
of God.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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BIBLE REFERENCE - "Paul's Prayer," 3:14-19 |
(3:14)
"For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father,"
Philippians 2:11
(3:15)
"from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives
its name,"
(3:16)
"that He would grant you, according to the riches of
His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man;"
Ephesians 3:8
Ephesians 1:18
Philippians 4:13
Colossians 1:11
1 Corinthians 16:13
Romans 7:22
(3:17)
"so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,"
John 14:23
Romans 8:9f
2 Corinthians 13:5
Ephesians 2:22
Colossians 2:7
1 Corinthains 3:6
Colossians 1:23
(3:18)
"may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth,"
Ephesians 1:15
Job 11:8f
(3:19)
"and to know the love of Christ which surpasses
knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God."
Romams 9:30
Romams 9:35
Philippians 4:7
Colossians 2:10
Ephesians 1:23
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