Ephesians 3:19

Ephesians 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
• New International Version (NIV)and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Context of Ephesians 3:19

17I pray that Christ will make his home in you, as you believe in him. Then you will know God's love very well. You will be like trees that have roots which go down deep into God's love. That will make you strong. 18Then you will understand, with all God's people, how much Christ loves us. That love is very wide and long and high and deep! Christ's love for us is so great that nobody can ever completely know it. As you understand this more and more, God's own nature will completely fill you. 20We praise God, who causes his power to work in us. In that way, he is able to do much more than we could ever ask for. He can do much more than we could even think about. 21We want all God's people to know that God is great! Everyone who belongs to his church and who trusts in Christ Jesus should praise him! We should praise him always and for ever. Amen. That is true!

Ephesians 3:19 word by word

γνῶναί τε τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς γνώσεως ἀγάπην τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα πληρωθῆτε εἰς πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• to knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• the loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• passethὑπερβάλλωhuperballō · to surpassG5235
• knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye might be filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• withεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the fulnessπλήρωμαplērōma · fulfillmentG4138
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Ephesians 3:19

• Ephesians 3:18Then you will understand, with all God's people, how much Christ loves us. That love is very wide and long and high and deep!
• Ephesians 5:2Show that you love other people. Remember how much Christ loved us. He gave himself as a sacrifice on our behalf. He offered himself in a way that pleased God, like a sacrifice with a lovely smell.
• John 17:3What does it mean for people to live with you for ever? It means that they know you, the one who is the only true God. They also know me, Jesus Christ, the one that you have sent.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Whatever we do, we do it because Christ loves us. We know that one man, Christ, died on behalf of all people. So we also know that all of us died with him.
• Galatians 2:20Christ died on the cross on my behalf. It is like I died there with him. So I do not live my own life any more. Instead, Christ lives in me. The life that I live now in my body, I live because I trust what he has done for me. He has loved me so much that he died on my behalf.
• Philippians 2:5You should think about things in the same way that Christ Jesus thought:
• Colossians 1:10Then you will be able to live in a way that the Lord wants you to live. Everything that you do will please him. We pray that all these good things will have good results. We pray that you will know God better and better.
• 2 Peter 3:18Instead, you must grow as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, who saves us. Continue to know him better and better. He will be kind to you and he will help you more and more. We praise him as he deserves! He is great now and he will be great for ever!
• 1 John 4:9This is how God showed that he loves us: He sent his only Son to come and live in the world. He did that so that we could have true life with God because of his Son.
• Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel like this about all of you, because I love you very much. God has been very kind to all of us. Because you know that, you have continued to help me. You have helped me while I have been here in this prison. You also helped me when I was free and I could teach the good news. I explained to people why the good news is God's true message. Together, we have known how kind God is.
• Ephesians 1:23The church is like Christ's body and he is its head. Christ fills all things everywhere and he causes the church to become complete.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, Lord, I am not guilty of sin. So I will see your face. When I wake up, I will see you clearly, and I will be really happy!
• Psalms 43:4Then I will go to your altar, to worship you, the God who makes me happy. You are my God and I will praise you there. I will sing to thank you, God, with my harp.
• Matthew 5:6Happy are the people who want to obey God, as much as they want to eat food. God will give to them everything that they need.
• John 1:16The Word is full of everything that we need. We have all received one good thing after another good thing.
• Colossians 2:9The whole nature of God himself lives in Christ, in his human body.

Commentaries on Ephesians 3:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19To know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge - It is only by the love of Christ that we can know the love of God: the love of God to man induced him to give Christ for his redemption; Christ's love to man induced him to give his life's blood for his salvation. The gift of Christ to man is the measure of God's love; the death of Christ for man is the measure of Christ's love. God so loved the world, etc. Christ loved us, and gave himself for us. But…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And to know the love of Christ - The love of Christ toward us; the immensity of redeeming love. It is not merely the love which he showed for the Gentiles in calling them into his kingdom, which is here referred to; it is the love which is shown for the lost world in giving himself to die. This love is often referred to in the New Testament, and is declared to surpass all other which has ever been evinced; see the Romans 5:7-8, notes; John 15:13, note. To…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-19Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19to know this love: The Christian life is based on experiencing and personally knowing God's grace and love through Jesus Christ (see Romans 12:1). that surpasses knowledge: Christ's love is much greater than ordinary human love (see Romans 5:6–8). A believer's life becomes complete when filled with the fullness of life and power through Christ's presence (see Ephesians 1:23; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27). The believer then conforms to his image and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. passeth--surpasseth, exceeds. The paradox "to know ... which passeth knowledge," implies that when he says "know," he does not mean that we can adequately know; all we know is, that His love exceeds far our knowledge of it, and with even our fresh accessions of knowledge hereafter, will still exceed them. Even as God's power exceeds our thoughts (Ep 3:20). filled with--rather, as Greek, "filled even unto all the fulness of God" (this is the grand…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 3:19

• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mysteries
• Paradox
• Righteous
• Sanctification
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Ephesians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings