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Ephesians 3:15

Identity and self-worthThe Trinity

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

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

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

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

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

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BSB
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
KJV
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
WEB
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
ASV
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
DARBY
of whom every family in [the] heavens and on earth is named,
BLB
from whom every family in the heavens and on earth is named,
ÅB
som er den rette far for alt som kalles barn i himmelen og på jorden,
OTB
fra hvem hver familie i himmelen og på jorden får sitt navn,
B1930
som er den rette far for alt som kalles barn i himmelen og på jorden,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Ephesians 1:10

    That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

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  • Revelation 5:8–14

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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  • Ephesians 1:21

    Far 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:

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  • Revelation 2:17

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

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  • Jeremiah 33:16

    In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.

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  • Revelation 3:12

    Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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  • Acts 11:26

    And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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  • Philippians 2:9–11

    Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

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