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Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. <a href="/esv/ephesians/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/bsb/ephesians/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/blb/ephesians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, so that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God. <a href="/kjv/ephesians/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/3.htm">New King James Version</a> to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/nasb_/ephesians/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God. <a href="/nasb/ephesians/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. <a href="/nasb77/ephesians/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God. <a href="/lsb/ephesians/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. <a href="/amp/ephesians/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]. <a href="/csb/ephesians/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/hcsb/ephesians/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and to know the Messiah&#8217s love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/asv/ephesians/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. <a href="/cev/ephesians/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I want you to know all about Christ's love, although it is too wonderful to be measured. Then your lives will be filled with all that God is. <a href="/erv/ephesians/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. <a href="/gwt/ephesians/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will know Christ's love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Yes, may you come to know his love--although it can never be fully known--and so be completely filled with the very nature of God. <a href="/isv/ephesians/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> that is, you will know the love of the Messiah — which transcends knowledge, and will be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/msb/ephesians/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/net/ephesians/3.htm">NET Bible</a> and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. <a href="/nheb/ephesians/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/wbt/ephesians/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/wey/ephesians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> yes, to attain to a knowledge of the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, so that you may be made complete in accordance with God's own standard of completeness. <a href="/web/ephesians/3.htm">World English Bible</a> and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that you may be filled—to all the fullness of God; <a href="/blb/ephesians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, so that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God. <a href="/ylt/ephesians/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that ye may be filled -- to all the fulness of God; <a href="/slt/ephesians/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To know also the love of Christ, surpassing knowledge, that ye might be filled in all the fulness of God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God. <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/nabre/ephesians/3.htm">New American Bible</a> and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to know the love of Christ which surpasses all knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And you may know the magnitude of the knowledge of the love of The Messiah and you may be filled in all the fullness of God.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and to know the love of the Christ that passes our knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<CM> <a href="/godbey/ephesians/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and to know the divine love of Christ which transcends knowledge, in order that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. <a href="/haweis/ephesians/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and to know the love of Christ, transcendently surpassing knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fulness of God.<CM> <a href="/mace/ephesians/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and be sensible of his exceeding love, in giving you the knowledge of Christ, that you may be filled with all the supplies of divine bounty. <a href="/wey/ephesians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> yes, to attain to a knowledge of the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, so that you may be made complete in accordance with God's own standard of completeness. <a href="/worrell/ephesians/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and to know the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. <a href="/worsley/ephesians/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and height, and to know the love of Christ, which surpasseth knowledge; that ye may be filled according to the abundant fulness of God. <a href="/parallel/ephesians/3-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=538" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/3.htm">Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians</a> …18will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth 19<a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapēn (N-AFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">of the love</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">of Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">and</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: gnōnai (V-ANA) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">to know</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">this love that</a> <a href="/greek/5235.htm" title="5235: hyperballousan (V-PPA-AFS) -- To surpass, excel, exceed, transcend. From huper and ballo; to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. to surpass.">surpasses</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1108.htm" title="1108: gnōseōs (N-GFS) -- Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.">knowledge,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">that</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: plērōthēte (V-ASP-2P) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">you may be filled</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-ANS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4138.htm" title="4138: plērōma (N-ANS) -- From pleroo; repletion or completion, i.e. what fills, or what is filled.">fullness</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> 20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9-10</a> For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. / And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. <a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a> From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a> And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. <a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Romans 8:39</a> neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/1_john/4-16.htm">1 John 4:16</a> And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14</a> For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. <a href="/john/15-9.htm">John 15:9-10</a> As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. / If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a> And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a> Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a> Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">2 Peter 1:4</a> Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. <a href="/john/17-23.htm">John 17:23</a> I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <a href="/psalms/103-11.htm">Psalm 103:11</a> For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. <a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a> The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.to know.<a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18</a> May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2,25</a> And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour… <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.passeth.<a href="/philippians/1-7.htm">Philippians 1:7</a> Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.that ye.<a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Ephesians 1:23</a> Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.<a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a> As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.<a href="/psalms/43-4.htm">Psalm 43:4</a> Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/3-16.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/galatians/3-3.htm">Attain</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Completeness</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-7.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">God's</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Love</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-7.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-8.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-10.htm">Surpasses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/4-21.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Attain</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-21.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-7.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-10.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Completeness</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Love</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/colossians/4-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/philippians/3-16.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Surpasses</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 3</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/3-1.htm">The hidden mystery that the Gentiles should be saved was made known to Paul by revelation;</a> 8. <a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">and to him was that grace given, that he should preach it.</a> 13. <a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm">He desires them not to be discouraged over his tribulation;</a> 14. <a href="/ephesians/3-14.htm">and prays that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This love is demonstrated supremely through His death on the cross (<a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a>), which is the ultimate act of selflessness and grace. The love of Christ is not just an emotion but an active force that transforms lives and compels believers to love others (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14</a>). It is a love that breaks down barriers, uniting Jews and Gentiles into one body (<a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a>). This love is also a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah who would bring salvation to all nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>).and to know this love that surpasses knowledge Knowing the love of Christ is both an intellectual and experiential pursuit. While it surpasses human understanding, believers are called to experience it deeply in their hearts and lives. This paradox highlights the divine nature of Christ's love, which cannot be fully comprehended by human wisdom alone (<a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9-10</a>). The Greek word for "know" here implies an intimate, personal relationship, suggesting that this knowledge is not merely academic but relational and transformative. This love is a mystery revealed through the Holy Spirit, who enables believers to grasp its depth and breadth (<a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17-18</a>).that you may be filled with all the fullness of God Being filled with the fullness of God is the ultimate goal of the Christian life, reflecting spiritual maturity and completeness in Christ (<a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9-10</a>). This phrase suggests a process of sanctification, where believers grow in holiness and become more like Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a>). The fullness of God encompasses His attributes, such as love, wisdom, and power, which are imparted to believers through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Ephesians 1:23</a>). This concept is rooted in the Old Testament, where the temple was filled with God's glory (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>), symbolizing His presence among His people. In the New Testament, believers themselves become the temple of God, filled with His presence and reflecting His glory to the world (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Ephesians, Paul is writing to the church in Ephesus to encourage and instruct them in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> A major city in Asia Minor, known for its temple to Artemis and a significant early Christian community. The letter addresses both Jewish and Gentile believers in this diverse city. 3. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Central to this verse, Christ's love is described as surpassing knowledge, emphasizing the depth and breadth of His love for humanity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_ephesus.htm">The Church in Ephesus</a> The recipients of the letter, representing a community of believers striving to live out their faith in a challenging cultural environment. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate source of fullness and the one whom believers are encouraged to be filled with, through the love of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_incomprehensible_love_of_christ.htm">The Incomprehensible Love of Christ</a> Christ's love is beyond human understanding, yet it is something we are called to know and experience deeply. <a href="/topical/t/the_fullness_of_god.htm">The Fullness of God</a> Being filled with the fullness of God is a transformative process that impacts every aspect of our lives, aligning us more closely with His will. <a href="/topical/e/experiential_knowledge.htm">Experiential Knowledge</a> Knowing Christ's love is not just intellectual but experiential, requiring a personal relationship and daily walk with Him. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth.htm">Spiritual Growth</a> Understanding and experiencing Christ's love is essential for spiritual maturity and growth in the Christian life. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The love of Christ unites believers from diverse backgrounds, as seen in the Ephesian church, and calls us to live in harmony.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'fullness_of_god'_mean.htm">What does "Fullness of God" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_indeterminism.htm">What does 'Fullness of God' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_should_young_christians_live.htm">Is God's love considered reckless?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_greatest_virtue__faith,_hope,_or_love.htm">What is the greatest virtue among faith, hope, and love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) To know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.--The intentional paradox of this expression is weakened if (with many interpretations) we suppose that there is opposition in kind between knowledge referred to in the two clauses: as if "to know" meant to know by faith and spiritual experience, while the "knowledge," which the love of Christ "passes," is mere "human knowledge"--head-knowledge, and the like. Of such opposition there is no trace (contrast <a href="/context/1_corinthians/2-6.htm" title="However, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nothing:">1Corinthians 2:6-16</a>). In the original, the word "to know" is in a tense which expresses cognition in a particular case; hence the meaning of St. Paul's prayer seems to be that they may know from time to time, as each opportunity offers, what must in its entirety pass all human knowledge, either to discover or fully to understand, even when revealing itself; so that they may always go on from faith to faith, from knowledge to knowledge, and yet find new depths still to be fathomed. The "love of Christ" is the love which He bears to us, and which is the motive of His sacrifice for our redemption. It is known only by those who are rooted in love to Him; such love being at once the consequence of the first knowledge of His love to us (<a href="/1_john/4-19.htm" title="We love him, because he first loved us.">1John 4:19</a>) and the condition of entering more deeply into that knowledge.That ye might be filled with (or, rather, up to) all the fulness of God.--This clause must be taken as dependent, not merely on the clause immediately preceding, but on the whole sentence. It describes the final and glorious consequence of the indwelling of Christ in the heart, viz., the "being filled" with grace "up to the fulness of God." The meaning is more clearly seen in the fuller expression below (<a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm" title="Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:">Ephesians 4:13</a>): "till we all come . . . to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ." It is simply perfect conformation to the image of Him in whom "dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (<a href="/colossians/2-9.htm" title=" For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.">Colossians 2:9</a>), and whose fulness is therefore the "fulness of God," manifesting all the attributes of the divine nature. The process is described in <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm" title="But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.">2Corinthians 3:18</a>, "We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory;" its consummation in <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm" title="Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.">1John 3:2</a>, "When He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is." (Comp. <a href="/context/philippians/3-20.htm" title="For our conversation is in heaven; from where also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:">Philippians 3:20-21</a>.) Here it completes the climax. When Christ dwells in the heart we have first, love perfecting the faith which roots the life in Him; next, a thoughtful knowledge, entering by degrees into the unsearchable riches of His love to us; and, lastly, the filling the soul, itself weak and empty, up to the perfection of likeness to Him, so renewing and deepening through all time and eternity the image of God in our humanity. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. The love here is evidently the love of Christ to us, and this may well be specified as a special matter of prayer. Knowledge of Christ's love, in the sense of an inward personal experience of it - its freeness, its tenderness, its depth, its patience - is the great dynamic of the gospel. This love is transmuted into spiritual force. As the breeze fills the sails and bears forward the ship, so the love of Christ fills the soul and moves it in the direction of God's will. But in its fullness it passeth knowledge; it is infinite, not to be grasped by mortal man, and therefore always presenting new fields to be explored, new depths to be fathomed. That ye may be filled with all the fullness of God; that is, that ye may be filled with spiritual grace and blessing to an extent corresponding to all the fullness of God. Though the finite cannot compare with the infinite, there may be a correspondence between them according to the capacity of each. There is a fullness of gracious attainment in every advanced believer that corresponds to all the fullness of God; every part of his nature is supplied from the Divine fountain, and, so far as a creature can, he presents the image of the Divine fullness. In the human nature of Christ this correspondence was perfect: "In him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;" in the soul of the believer there may be a progressive movement towards this fullness. No higher view can be conceived of the dignity of man's nature, and the glorious privileges conferred on him by the gospel, than that he is susceptible of such conformity to God. Who can conceive that man should have attained to such a capacity by a mere process of evolution? "So God made man in his own image;" and in Christ man is "renewed in righteousness and holiness after the image of him who created him." <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/3-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and τε (te) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. to know γνῶναί (gnōnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. love ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. of Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. [that] surpasses ὑπερβάλλουσαν (hyperballousan) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5235.htm">Strong's 5235: </a> To surpass, excel, exceed, transcend. From huper and ballo; to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. to surpass. knowledge, γνώσεως (gnōseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1108.htm">Strong's 1108: </a> Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge. that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. you may be filled πληρωθῆτε (plērōthēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. with εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. all πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fullness πλήρωμα (plērōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> From pleroo; repletion or completion, i.e. what fills, or what is filled. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-19.htm">NT Letters: Ephesians 3:19 And to know Christ's love which surpasses (Ephes. 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