Ephesians 3:19
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- KJV
- And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
- WEB
- and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- ASV
- and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
- DARBY
- and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled [even] to all the fulness of God.
- BLB
- and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, that you⁺ may be filled to all the fullness of God.
- ÅB
- og kjenne Kristi kjærlighet, som overgår all kunnskap, for at dere kan fylles til all Guds fylde.
- OTB
- og å kjenne denne kjærligheten som overgår kunnskap—slik at dere kan bli fylt med hele Guds fylde.
- B1930
- og kjenne Kristi kjærlighet, som overgår all kunnskap, forat I kan fylles til all Guds fylde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 1:23
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Read in contextColossians 2:9–10
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Read in contextColossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Read in context1 John 4:9–14
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:14
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
Read in contextJohn 1:16
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextRevelation 7:15–17
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
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