Ephesians 3:18

Ephesians 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
• New International Version (NIV)may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
• English Standard Version (ESV)may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

Context of Ephesians 3:18

16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. 20Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

Ephesians 3:18 word by word

ἵνα ἐξισχύσητε καταλαβέσθαι σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις τί τὸ πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• May be ableἐξισχύωexischuō · to have powerG1840
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• comprehendκαταλαμβάνωkatalambanō · to graspG2638
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• the breadthπλάτοςplatos · widthG4114
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• lengthμῆκοςmēkos · lengthG3372
• depthβάθοςbathos · depthG899
• heightὕψοςhupsos · heightG5311

Cross-references for Ephesians 3:18

• Ephesians 3:19May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
• Ephesians 1:18I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
• Job 11:7“Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?
• Psalms 103:11For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
• Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
• Isaiah 55:9For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
• John 15:13There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
• Galatians 2:20My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• Galatians 3:13But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
• Philippians 2:5You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
• Philippians 3:8Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
• 1 Timothy 1:14Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.
• 1 Timothy 3:16Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
• Revelation 3:21Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
• Ephesians 1:10And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
• Deuteronomy 33:2“The Lord came from Mount Sinai and dawned upon us from Mount Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran and came from Meribah-kadesh with flaming fire at his right hand.

Commentaries on Ephesians 3:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18May be able to comprehend with all saints - ̔ . These words are so exceedingly nervous and full of meaning, that it is almost impossible to translate them. The first word, , from , intensive, and , to be strong, signifies that they might be thoroughly able, by having been strengthened with might, by God's power. The second word , from , intensive, and , to take, catch, or seize on, may be translated, that ye may fully catch, take in, and comprehend this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18May be able to comprehend with all saints - That all others with you may be able to understand this. It was his desire that others, as well as they, might appreciate the wonders of redemption. What is the breadth, and length, … - It has been doubted to what this refers. Locke says it refers to the mystery of calling the Gentiles as well as the Jews. Chandler supposes there is an allusion in all this to the temple at Ephesus. It was one of the wonders of…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. 18to comprehend the length and width and height and depth: Christ's love is great in every dimension (see Romans 8:38–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. 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" (Ep 3:19), to which the Church, according to its capacity, ought to correspond (compare Ep 4:10, 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 (Ep 3:21); the…Read the comment

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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