Ephesians 3:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-21

We now come to the second part of this chapter, which contains Paul's devout and affectionate prayer to God for his beloved Ephesians.?For this cause. This may be referred either to the immediately Eph. 3:13; That you faint not, etc., or, rather, the apostle is here resuming what he began at the Eph. 3:1; from which he digressed in those which are interposed. Observe, I. To whom he prays?to God, as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of which see Eph. 1:3. II. His outward posture in prayer,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 3:14-21

3:14-21 It is for this cause that I bow my knees in prayer before the Father, of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy, that, according to the wealth of his glory. he may grant to you to be strengthened in the inner man, so that Christ through faith may take up his permanent residence in your hearts. I pray that you may have your root and your foundation in love, so that, with all God's consecrated people, you may have the strength fully to grasp the meaning of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father ,.... That is, pray unto him for the perseverance of the saints; for nothing is more desirable to the ministers of Christ than that; which is the pure gift of God, and is what he has promised, and therefore should be prayed to for it; for what God has designed and promised to his people, he will be sought to; and the apostle's view might be also to stir up these saints to pray for themselves: the gesture he used in prayer was bowing the knees; a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:14

For this cause I bow my knees - That you may not faint, but persevere, I frequently pray to God, who is our God and the Father of our Lord Jesus. Some very ancient and excellent MSS. and versions omit the words του Κυριου ἡμων Ιησου Χριστου , of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in them the passage reads: I bow my knees unto the Father. The apostle prays to God the Father, that they may not faint; and he bows his knees in this praying. What can any man think of himself, who, in his addresses to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:14

Verse 14 14.For this cause. His prayers for them are mentioned, not only to testify his regard for them, but likewise to excite them to pray in the same manner; for the seed of the word is scattered in vain, unless the Lord render it fruitful by his blessing. Let pastors learn from Paul’s example, not only to admonish and exhort their people, but to entreat the Lord to bless their labors, that they may not be unfruitful. Nothing will be gained by their industry and toil, — all their study and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

For this cause. The digression being ended, the apostle takes up the thread broken at ver. 1. We must seek the "cause" in Ephesians 2. Seeing that the Gentiles have now equal privileges with the Jews; seeing that by faith in Christ Gentile Christians have been brought as near to God, and have as good a right to the good things of the covenant;—I take the steps now to be specified for enabling them actually to possess these good things. On the one hand, the apostle saw the believing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

The universal fatherhood of God. I. THE NATURE OF THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD . 1. God is the Source of our being . He has not only created us as he has created the rocks. We are not manufactured, but begotten by God. He has breathed his life into us. 2. God has formed us in his own image . There is a similarity of nature in child and parent. All spirits belong to the same family and have a common likeness to God. 3. God is closely related to us . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

A prayer on behalf of the Ephesian Christians. I. THE SUPPLIANT . "For this cause I bow my knees." He has explained who he, Paul, was, in the remarkable parenthesis which concludes with the thirteenth verse. In resuming his sentence, so long interrupted, he naturally falls back on the first words, "For this cause." Thus taken up, it has only the meaning which it had before, the thought in the parenthesis being carried forward into the word, "I." He describes himself as a suppliant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

Intercessory prayer. "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 depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

The great mystery of the love of Christ. The special object of St. Paul's prayer for the Ephesians is that their knowledge may be enlarged, and the one direction in which he desires for them the increase of knowledge is in regard to the love of Christ. That is the most wonderful and the most vital theme of Christian meditation; it can only be rightly contemplated under spiritual aid; but the true understanding of it will be fruitful in rich blessings. I. THE GREAT MYSTERY OF ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 3:14-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 3:14-19

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