Ephesians 3:16-17

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ephesians 3:14-19

DISCOURSE: 2104PRAYER THE MEANS OF THE RICHEST BLESSINGSEphesians 3:14-19. 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, 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, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:1-21

Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians.For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles ( Ephesians 3:1 ),It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome, but as far as he was concerned, he was a prisoner of Jesus Christ, that is the one he was really bound to. "A prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles." The reason why Paul was persecuted and the reason why Paul was in prison is because he was insisting that the Gentiles could be saved by their... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 3:1-21

Ephesians 3:1 . Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ. He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.” Acts 23:11. My bonds therefore prove that Jesus is the Christ, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. The kings of the earth, who thought to do me harm, are overruled to be my protectors. Ephesians 3:2 . If ye have heard... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-21For 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.A pattern of prayerThe worldly proverb is, “Every man for himself and God for us all”; the true Christian practice is, to follow Christ:--“I have prayed for thee, that thy strength fall not”; “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” And in following the Lord, to follow St. Paul’s advice and example:--“For this cause I bow my knees to the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 3:16

Ephesians 3:16That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man.The measure of God’s powerThe man of the world is full of what he can do; the Christian of what he cannot do. Here, we have the inward power for which we may ask to supply our deficiency.I. The measure of this power.1. Measured by Himself. His perfection, His excellence. Man measures by his imperfection and poverty.2. Measured by the extent of Himself. Man... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 3:17

Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.The substance of ChristianityHere is the sum and substance of Christianity: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.” It is the whole of Christianity; that is to say, it is the whole of it in the same way that an acorn is the whole of a tree. “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend, with all saints, what is... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:16

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; Ver. 16. According to the riches of his glory ] That is, of his grace; so 2 Corinthians 3:18 . See Trapp on " 2Co 3:18 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:17

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, Ver. 17. That Christ may dwell ] As the sun dwells in the house by his beams. Faith fetcheth Christ into the heart, as into his habitation; and if he dwell there, he is bound to all reparations. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 3:16

according: Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 2:7, Romans 9:23, Philippians 4:19, Colossians 1:27 to be: Ephesians 6:10, Job 23:6, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 138:3, Isaiah 40:29-Obadiah :, Isaiah 41:10, Zechariah 10:12, Matthew 6:13, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 1:11, 2 Timothy 4:17, Hebrews 11:34 the inner: Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 2:29, Romans 7:22, 2 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Peter 3:4 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:8 - that ye may Judges 7:11 - thine hands 1... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 3:17

Christ: Ephesians 2:21, Isaiah 57:15, John 6:56, John 14:17, John 14:23, John 17:23, Romans 8:9-1 Kings :, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 1:27, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 4:16, Revelation 3:20 being: Matthew 13:6, Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15, Galatians 5:6, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 2:7 grounded: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:25, Luke 6:48,*Gr. Reciprocal: Psalms 68:28 - strengthen Psalms 92:13 - Those Proverbs 4:6 - love Proverbs 12:3 - the... read more

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