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Ephesians 3:14-21 GNB
(14) For this reason I fall on my knees before the Father,
(15) from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its true name.
(16) I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves,
(17) and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love,
(18) so that you, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is Christ's love.
(19) Yes, may you come to know his love---although it can never be fully known---and so be completely filled with the very nature of God.
(20) To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or even think of:
(21) to God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21 ESV
(14) For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
(15) from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
(16) that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
(17) so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
(18) may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
(19) and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
(20) Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
(21) to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21 NWT
14 On account of this I bend my knees to the Father, 15 to whom every family in heaven and on earth owes its name, 16 to the end that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be made mighty in the man you are inside with power through his spirit, 17 to have the Christ dwell through faith in your hearts with love; that you may be rooted and established on the foundation, 18 in order that you may be thoroughly able to grasp mentally with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness that God gives. 20 Now to the one who can, according to his power which is operating in us, do more than superabundantly beyond all the things we ask or conceive, 21 to him be the glory by means of the congregation and by means of Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21 BBE
(14) For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,
(15) From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
(16) That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;
(17) So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,
(18) May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,
(19) And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.
(20) Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,
(21) To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.
Ephesians 3:14-21 GW
(14) This is the reason I kneel in the presence of the Father
(15) from whom all the family in heaven and on earth receives its name.
(16) I'm asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit.
(17) Then Christ will live in you through faith. I also pray that love may be the ground into which you sink your roots and on which you have your foundation.
(18) This way, with all of God's people you will be able to understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is.
(19) You will know Christ's love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God.
(20) Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
(21) Glory belongs to God in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time and eternity! Amen.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation