KJV King James Version
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
WEB World English Bible
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
ASV American Standard Version
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 3
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κατοικῆσαιG2730 · katoikeōto dwellτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστὸνG5547 · ChristosChristδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίαιςG2588 · kardiaheartὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἀγάπῃG26 · agapēloveἐρριζωμένοιG4492 · rhizoōto rootκαὶG2532 · kaiandτεθεμελιωμένοι,G2311 · themelioōto found
Cross-references
Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.John 14:23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.1 John 4:16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.Romans 5:5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.Ephesians 2:21-22In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.1 John 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.Colossians 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;Colossians 1:27To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:2 Corinthians 5:14-15For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:Romans 8:9-11But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.John 14:17[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.Luke 6:48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.Matthew 13:6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.John 17:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
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