Ephesians 3:15

From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

In Context

14For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father,—

16In order that he may give unto you—according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:15So shall ye leave your name for an oath, to my chosen ones,—So then My Lord Yahweh, will slay thee,—And his servants, will he, call by another name:

Acts 11:26And, finding him, he brought him unto Antioch. And so it was with them, that, for a whole year, they were brought together in the assembly, and taught a considerable multitude; also that the disciples, first in Antioch, were called, Christians.

Ephesians 1:21Over-above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one,

Colossians 1:20And, through him, fully to reconcile all things unto him, making peace through the blood of his cross,— [through him] —whether the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens;

Revelation 3:12He that overcometh, I will make, him, a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and, outside, shall he in nowise go forth any more; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and [I will write upon him] my new name.

Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of the sealed,—a hundred and forty-four thousand,—sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:—

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 →

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