Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 7:24"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
Luke 6:48"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.
John 14:17"and he will give you another Comforter to be with you forever, the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive him because it does not see him nor know him, but you know him, for he is ever with you and within you.
John 17:23"I in them and thou in me; that they may be made perfectly one, so that the world may recognize that thou didst send me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
Romans 8:9But you are not earthly, but spiritual, if indeed the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you. If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ overmasters me; because I thus judge that if One has died for all, then all have died;
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:15-21
The Apostle's Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 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… Read the whole commentary →