Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Dwell — That is, constantly and sensibly abide. read more
Ephesians 3:16-17
John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:16
16. Riches of his glory An affluence too abounding for any one race alone. Strengthened with might For the immense attainments of Ephesians 3:18-19. In Rather, into; implying the inpouring of the might of the divine Father. This favours Meyer’s thought, that Paul’s prayer for their might is antithetic to their faintness, in Ephesians 3:13. Their faintness did, indeed, (as Eadie objects,) take occasion from the mere “personal wrongs” of St. Paul; nevertheless it was a spiritual... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:17
17. Christ… in your hearts The powerful thought is, that Christ’s own spirit or temper may, by faith, or self-surrender on our part, supplant our own natural temper in our hearts, so that we may approximately live and speak as Christ would in our place. That In order that. Thus far he has prayed for the conditions that shall produce what follow. Rooted and grounded As Wordsworth finely says: “ Rooted like a plant, and therefore always alive and growing; and grounded as a... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 3:16
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;The riches of his glory — The immense fulness of his glorious wisdom, power, and mercy.The inner man — The soul. read more