Ephesians 3:16

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:1-21

THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED (vs.1-13) "For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the unsearchable riches of Christ" (v.8). He was the prisoner, not of Rome, but of Jesus Christ. Men sought to confine him and his ministry, but the Lord Jesus used even his imprisonment for good . Thus he was a prisoner "for you Gentiles," for it was Jewish antagonism against his going to the Gentiles that led to his... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:1-21

AN EXPLANATORY PARENTHESIS At the beginning of this chapter, Paul is about to exhort the church in a practical application of the doctrine he had expounded. Indeed, he has gotten as far as, “For this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of .Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,” when the divine impulse leads him to digress. This digression, covering the remainder of the chapter, is an explanation of the special ministry given him for the Gentiles (Ephesians 3:2-4 ). This ministry was a “mystery” unrevealed... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Ephesians 3:1-21

God's Ability Eph 3:20 The Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians, expresses himself with a redundance of thankfulness and appreciation which shows the wonderful depth and richness of his nature. He does not mete out his words as if by constraint. He lavishes his heart upon his theme, and, with holy impatience, he urges word upon word, description upon description, that he may give some faint hint at least of the sublimity by which he is dazzled, and of the joy which lifts him almost... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ephesians 3:13-21

(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, (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; (17) 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... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:13-19

13-19 The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. He asks for spiritual blessings, which are the best blessings. Strength from the Spirit of God in the inner man; strength in the soul; the strength of faith, to serve God, and to do our duty. If the law of Christ is written in our hearts, and the love of Christ is shed abroad there, then Christ dwells there. Where his Spirit dwells, there he... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Ephesians 3:1-99

Ephesians 3 HAVING PRESENTED US with this great unfolding of truth, Paul commences to exhort us to walk in a way that shall be worthy of such an exalted vocation. This may be seen if the first verses of chapters 3 and 4 are read together. The whole of chapter 3 excepting verse Eph_3:1 , is a parenthesis, in which he points out how definitely the Lord had entrusted to him the ministry of all this truth which he calls, “the mystery” and in which he again puts on record that which he prayed for... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ephesians 3:14-19

The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation: v. 14. for this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, v. 15. of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, v. 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; v. 17. that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, v. 18. may be able to comprehend with all... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ephesians 3:14-19

2. The Apostle’s petition with an exhortation for the church(Ephesians 3:14-19)14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [omit 15of our Lord Jesus Christ],33 Of [From] whom the whole [every] family in heaven and [on] earth is named, 16That he would grant34 you, according to the riches35 of his glory, to be strengthened with might by [through] his Spirit in the inner man; 17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by [through] faith; that ye, being rooted 18and... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 3:16

EPHESIANS STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT Eph_3:16 In no part of Paul’s letters does he rise to a higher level than in his prayers, and none of his prayers are fuller of fervour than this wonderful series of petitions. They open out one into the other like some majestic suite of apartments in a great palace-temple, each leading into a loftier and more spacious hall, each drawing nearer the presence-chamber, until at last we stand there. Roughly speaking, the prayer is divided into four petitions,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-21

the Greatest of All Desires Ephesians 3:14-21 The kernel of this prayer is in the clause that Christ may make His home in the believer’s heart through faith. The previous petitions lead up to this. Note the Apostle’s attitude-with bended knee; his plea with God-that He is the Father from whom all family love emanates; his measure-the wealth of God’s glorious perfection; the necessary preliminary to Christ’s indwelling-the penetration of our inmost being with the strength of the Holy Spirit.... read more

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