Ephesians 3:16-19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 3:16

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man.The inward man ... Clarke's definition of the "inward man" is as good as any. He wrote:Every man is a compound being, having a body and a soul. The outward man is that alone which is seen and considered by men. The inward man is that which stands particularly with reference to God and eternity.[34]All of the Ephesians whom Paul had converted had been made... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 3:17

That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.Christ dwelling in Christian hearts is one and the same thing as the Spirit's dwelling in them. The first fruit of the Spirit is love (Galatians 5:23); and here the great result of the "indwelling Christ" is that of the Christian's being "rooted and grounded in love." Again reference is made to the comment on this under Galatians 5:23.Significantly, in Ephesians 3:14-17 there are references... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 3:18

May be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth.Breadth, length, ... etc., of what .... ?" Beare thought it was "truth.[36] Lipscomb believed it was the love of Christ;[37] Adam Clarke considered it to be the "church of God";[38] MacKnight saw in this a comparison of the church with the dimensions of the temple of Diana;[39] the early "church fathers referred these words to the cross.[40] From all this, it is perfectly evident that "Since Paul... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 3:19

And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God."The love of Christ" being made here the object of the verb "know" indicates quite clearly that "the love of Christ" is not primarily the thing under consideration in the previous verse, despite the fact of the vast majority of scholars taking exactly that position. As Blaikie said:When "the love of Christ" is made the subject of a separate part of the prayer, and is not in the genitive,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 3:16

Ephesians 3:16. The riches of his glory,— His glorious riches: the glorious abundance of graces which he has to bestow. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 3:18

Ephesians 3:18. The breadth, and length, and depth, and height;— It has often been observed, that this text is extremely emphatical. —Bodies are well known to have only three dimensions, length and breadth, and thickness; but the Apostle divides this last into its depth downwards, and its height upwards, measuring from the middle point; and so makes use of it to express the depth of misery, from which the love of God delivers us; as well as the height of glory, to which it exalts the faithful. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 3:19

Ephesians 3:19. And to know the love of Christ,— There seems to be no reason why we should confine the interpretation of this text merely to the love of Christ in calling the Gentiles. Well may we recollect, on this occasion, all that love which Christ has displayed in redeeming his faithful saints, out of every nation and kingdom under heaven, Gentiles as well as Jews, from final misery, and exalting them to eternal glory: and this is so remarkable and admirable, that the most extensive... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 3:16

16. according to—that is in abundance consonant to the riches of His glory; not "according to" the narrowness of our hearts. :-, "Strengthened with all might according to His glorious power." by—Greek, "through"; "by means of His Spirit." in—The Greek implies, "infused into." the inner man— (Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 4:24; 1 Peter 3:4); "the hidden man of the heart." Not predicated of unbelievers, whose inward and outward man alike are carnal. But in believers, the "inner (new) man," their... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 3:17

17. That—So that. dwell—abidingly make His abode (John 14:23). Where the Spirit is there Christ is (John 14:16; John 14:18). by faith—Greek, "through faith," which opens the door of the heart to Jesus (John 3:20). It is not enough that He be on the tongue, or flit through the brain: the heart is His proper seat [CALVIN]. "You being rooted and grounded in love" (compare John 3:20- :), is in the Greek connected with this clause, not with the clause, "that ye may be able to comprehend." "Rooted"... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 3:18

18. May be able—even still further. Greek, "May be fully able." breadth . . . length . . . depth . . . height—namely, the full dimensions of the spiritual temple, answering to "the fulness of God" ( :-), to which the Church, according to its capacity, ought to correspond (compare Ephesians 4:10; Ephesians 4:13) as to "the fulness of Christ." The "breadth" implies Christ's world-wide love, embracing all men: the "length," its being extended through all ages (Ephesians 4:13- :); the "depth," its... read more

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