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Verse 19. _TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE_] It
is only by the _love of Christ_ that we can know the _love of God_:
the love of God to man induced him to give Christ for his redem...
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AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST - The love of Christ toward us; the
immensity of redeeming love. It is not merely the love which he showed
for the Gentiles in calling them into his kingdom, which is he...
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3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN
Chapter S 2:11-3:21
_ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_
2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13)
3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
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THE WRITER'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS. Kneeling, in a very ecstasy of
prayer, before the Father who is the source and prototype of all
fatherly relationship whether on earth or in heaven, the writer pra...
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PRISON AND PRIVILEGES (Ephesians 3:1-13)
To understand the connection of thought in this passage it has to be
noted that Ephesians 3:2-13 are one long parenthesis. The for this
cause of Ephesians 3:1...
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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...
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AND. Even.
KNOW. App-132.
KNOWLEDGE. App-132.
MIGHT. may.
FILLED. See Ephesians 1:23. App-125.
FULNESS. Greek. _pleroma._ See Ephesians 1:23....
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_And to know_ An aorist verb, expressing a new and decisive
development of knowledge, knowledge of the spiritual kind, the
intuition of the regenerate spirit, realized in its own responsive
adoring lo...
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The main theme resumed: prayer for the Indwelling of Christ
14. _For this cause_ The same phrase as that of Ephesians 3:1. See
note there. Here the broken connexion is resumed. The "permanent
habitati...
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ΓΝΩ͂ΝΑΊ ΤΕ. We pass now to the second method of approach, the
personal appropriation of the universal Truth. γινώσκειν has
characteristically in St Paul, as in the Bible generally, a personal
object,...
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Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*.
Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig
Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_.
Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
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ΓΝΏΝΑΊ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G1097) знать,
ΎΠΕΡΒΆΛΛΟΥΣΑΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΎΠΕΡΒΆΛΛΩ
(G5235) оставлять позади, превосходить,
ΠΛΗΡΩΘΉΤΕ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΠΛΗΡΌΩ (G4137)
наполнять....
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DISCOURSE: 2104
PRAYER THE MEANS OF THE RICHEST BLESSINGS
Ephesians 3:14. 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,...
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AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST,— There seems to be no reason why we
should confine the interpretation of this text merely to the love of
Christ in calling the Gentiles. Well may we recollect, on this...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 3:1-19)
E.
Paul's prayer for our strengthening. Ephesians 3:1-19.
1.
Beginning of prayer. Ephesians 3:1.
2.
Parenthetical Paul's mini
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(3:19) Where verse 18 presents knowledge as fact, verse 19 presents
knowledge as tried experientially. "Know" and "knowledge" are both
from ginosko and speak of experiential information. "Love" is aga...
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And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye
might be filled with all the fulness of God.
PASSETH - surpasseth. The paradox, "to know ... which passeth
knowledge," implies that b...
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Summary of the Present Grace
2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any
Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of
three separate items, all of w...
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REASONS FOR RENEWING THE PRAYER FOR WISDOM
1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in
Ephesians 1:15, he begins to speak of himself, and this time he
explains his unique interest i...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 3
3:1-13 ~ GOD HAS MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN
3:1-6 ~ GOD MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN TO PAUL
V1 For this reason...
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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
knowled...
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CHAPTER 15
KNOWING THE UNKNOWABLE
Ephesians 3:17
WE were compelled to pause before reaching the end of the apostle's
comprehensive prayer. But we must not let slip the thread of its
connection. Ephe...
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A paragraph containing an earnest prayer for the inward strengthening
of the readers, the presence of Christ in them, their enlargement in
the knowledge of the love of Christ, and the realisation in t...
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γνῶναί τε τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς
γνώσεως ἀγάπην τοῦ Χριστοῦ : _and to know
the love of Christ which passeth knowledge_. Literally, “the
knowledge-surpassing love of Christ”. The gen. γνώσεως is due
to...
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THE GREATEST OF ALL DESIRES
Ephesians 3:14
The kernel of this prayer is in the clause that Christ may make His
home in the believer's heart through faith. The previous petitions
lead up to this. Note...
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God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the
fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in
the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact...
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The Desired Results
Further, Paul wanted them to completely understand, in all its
measures, something, or some things. It may be the love spoken of in
the previous verse, or the mystery spoken of ear...
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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 o...
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_That you may be filled unto all the fulness of God; i.e. that as God
is full of love and charity for all, so may you in an inferior degree,
according as you are capable, be filled with charity. (With...
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(13) Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you,
which is your glory. (14) В¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (15) Of whom the whole family...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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_THE LOVE OF CHRIST_
‘To know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge.’
Ephesians 3:19
Well does St. Paul speak of ‘the love which passeth knowledge.’ We
may go on to know more of it, but we can...
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Equality in Christ
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week, in Chapter 2 of Ephesians we took a look at the Lord's
"Never Ending Grace."
1. And although the Apostle Paul was speaking specifically to
Gentiles,...
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19._And to know the love of Christ. _By those dimensions Paul means
nothing else than the love of Christ, of which he speaks afterwards.
The meaning is, that he who _knows _it fully and perfectly is i...
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The whole of Chapter 3 is a parenthesis unfolding the mystery; and
presenting at the same time, in the prayer that concludes it, the
second character of God set before us at the beginning of the epist...
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AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE,.... The love
of Christ to his own, to his church and people, is special and
peculiar; free and Sovereign; as early as his Father's love, and is...
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And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might
be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ver. 19. _With, all the fulness of God_] That is, of Christ's
diffusive fulness, in whom...
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_That Christ may dwell in your hearts_ May be always present with you,
and may reside continually in you, by his purifying and comforting
influences, so as to direct your judgment, engross your affect...
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WITH ALL THE FULNESS OF GOD; more literally, unto all the fulness of
God. So filled with his light, truth, love, holiness, and bliss, as to
become in your measure like him, and shine in the glory of h...
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AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE, THAT YE MIGHT
BE FILLED WITH ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD.
The apostle now resumes the thread of his discourse, which he
interrupted after v. 1 to s...
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The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation:...
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THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED
(vs.1-13)
"For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God
had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the
unsearchable riches of Chr...
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CHAPTER 3
Paul describes himself as:
The ____________ of Jesus Christ
For the ____________.
We are living in the _________________ of the grace of God. A
dispensation is a period of _______ given...
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“AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE, THAT YE MAY
BE FILLED UNTO ALL THE FULNESS OF GOD”
“And to know the love of Christ”: “Paul wished for brethren to
realize what it means to love...
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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 t...
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AND TO KNOW, sensibly and experimentally to perceive in yourselves,
THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE; which, though it may in a
greater degree than hitherto be known and experienced, yet ne...
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Ephesians 3:19 G5037 know G1097 (G5629) love G26 Christ G5547 passes
G5235 (G5723) knowledge G1108 that...
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PAUL'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS (3:14-21).
‘For this reason -.' Compare Ephesians 3:1 which begins in the same
way. Does this mean that this is the continuation that he would have
made had he not made a...
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Enjoying the empowering of the Spirit and the indwelling of the risen
Christ their very being will be rooted and grounded in love, for love
is the basis of their salvation (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 Jo...
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_The Apostles Prayer for the Church_, _and the concluding Doxology_.
As stated in the last section, the thought begun in Ephesians 3:1 is
here resumed, and the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of th...
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Ephesians 3:19. AND TO KNOW. The connective translated ‘and' is used
to append a closely related thought; hence the object to be supplied
in the previous clause is the same as that here expressed. ‘Kn...
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AND TO KNOW
(γνωνα τε). Second aorist active infinitive with
εξισχυσητε.WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE
(την υπερβαλλουσαν της γνωσεως). Ablative
case γνωσεως after υπερβαλλουσαν (from
υπερβαλλω). All th...
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Ephesians 3:16
Spiritual Strength.
We may fasten upon five significant terms as keys by which we may
unlock this Divine casket, so that its precious contents, the riches
of the Father's glory, may b...
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Ephesians 3:14
Filled with all the Fulness of God.
I. Perhaps it would be well to leave this phrase in its vague
sublimity without any attempt to explain it as it stands. It appeals
to the imaginatio...
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Ephesians 3:19
The Cross the Measure of Love.
I. What is the language in which Christ reveals His love to us but His
cross and Passion? The words, deeds, and sufferings of the Son of God
are but one...
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CONTENTS: Church, a mystery hidden in past ages. Prayer for inner
fullness and knowledge.
CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The divine purpose to make of both Jew and Gentile a...
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Ephesians 3:1. _Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ._ He was indeed the
prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the
castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou has...
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YES, MAY YOU. "I want you to come to know Christ's love, on which his
church is built. You can know it, although it is true that in this
world we can only know in part the infinite love of Christ! I w...
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_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._
A PATTERN OF PRAYER
The worldly proverb is, “Every man for himself and...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:14 Paul’s Prayer for Strength and
Insight. Paul prays that his readers would be strong in their faith
(vv. Ephesians 3:14). He concl
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 3:15. THE WHOLE FAMILY.—R.V. “every family.” The word
for “family” is only found in the New Testament in St. Luke 2:4
and Acts 3:25; in one translated “linea...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 3:1
DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
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Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians.
For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1),
It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome,...
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1 John 4:9; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Peter 3:18; Colossians 1:10;...
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To know [γ ν ω ν α ι]. Practically, through experience; while
apprehend marks the knowledge as conception.
Love of Christ. Christ's love to us. Human love to Christ could not be
described in these te...
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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...