Ephesians 3:17

15 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;

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

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

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
KJV
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
WEB
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
ASV
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
DARBY
that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,
BLB
[for] Christ to dwell in your⁺ hearts through faith, having been rooted and having been founded in love,
ÅB
at Kristus må bo ved troen i deres hjerter,
OTB
slik at Kristus kan bo i deres hjerter ved tro; og jeg ber om at dere, rotfestet og grunnfestet i kjærlighet,
B1930
at Kristus må bo ved troen i eders hjerter,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Colossians 2:7

    Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

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  • John 14:23

    Jesus 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.

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  • 1 John 4:16

    And 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.

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  • Galatians 2:20

    I 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.

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  • Romans 5:5

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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  • Ephesians 2:21–22

    In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

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  • Revelation 3:20

    Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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  • 1 John 4:4

    Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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