Ephesians 3:19 Parallel Translations

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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

ASV:

and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

BBE:

And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

DBY:

and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled even to all the fulness of God.

ERV:

and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

WEY:

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.

WBS:

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God.

WEB:

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

YLT:

to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that ye may be filled -- to all the fulness of God;

Ephesians 3:19 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Romans 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 1:23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 2:10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:19 And to know the {k} love of Christ, which {l} passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the {m} fulness of God.
(k) Which God has shown us in Christ.
(l) Which surpasses all the capacity of man's intellect, to comprehend it fully in his mind: for otherwise whoever has the Spirit of God perceives as much (according to the measure that God has given him) as is necessary for salvation.
(m) So that we have abundantly in us whatever things are required to make us perfect with God.

PNT:

3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. This is one of Paul's paradoxes, like 1Ti 5:6. They could know something of the love of Christ, but we can never fully comprehended the infinite.
That ye be filled with all the fulness of God. Filled with God's grace to the full.

WES:

3:19 And to know - But the apostle corrects himself, and immediately observes, it cannot be fully known. This only we know, that the love of Christ surpasses all knowledge. That ye may be filled - Which is the sum of all. With all the fulness of God - With all his light, love, wisdom, holiness, power, and glory. A perfection far beyond a bare freedom from sin.

MHC:

3:13-19 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 dwells there. Where his Spirit dwells, there he dwells. We should desire that good affections may be fixed in us. And how desirable to have a fixed sense of the love of God in Christ to our souls! How powerfully the apostle speaks of the love of Christ! The breadth shows its extent to all nations and ranks; the length, that it continues from everlasting to everlasting; the depth, its saving those who are sunk into the depths of sin and misery; the height, its raising them up to heavenly happiness and glory. Those who receive grace for grace from Christ's fulness, may be said to be filled with the fulness of God. Should not this satisfy man? Must he needs fill himself with a thousand trifles, fancying thereby to complete his happiness?

CONC:

Accordance Attain Christ Christ's Complete Completeness Exceeding Filled Fullness Fulness God's Knowledge-surpassing Love Measure Outside Passeth Standard Surpasses Yes

Accordance Attain Christ Christ's Complete Completeness Exceeding Filled Fullness Fulness God's Love Measure Outside Passeth Standard Surpasses

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