Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
This is the reason that I bow my knees [in prayer] to the Father,
New American Standard Bible
For this reason I
King James Version
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Holman Bible
For this reason I kneel
International Standard Version
This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,
A Conservative Version
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
American Standard Version
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,
Amplified
For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],
Anderson New Testament
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Bible in Basic English
For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,
Common New Testament
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Daniel Mace New Testament
for this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Darby Translation
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Goodspeed New Testament
For this reason I kneel before the Father
John Wesley New Testament
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Julia Smith Translation
For this I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
King James 2000
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Lexham Expanded Bible
On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,
Modern King James verseion
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Moffatt New Testament
For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father
Montgomery New Testament
For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,
NET Bible
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
New Heart English Bible
For this cause, I bow my knees before the Father,
Noyes New Testament
For this cause I bend my knees to the Father,
Sawyer New Testament
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father,
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this end I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Twentieth Century New Testament
For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father--
Webster
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Weymouth New Testament
For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,
Williams New Testament
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
World English Bible
For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Worrell New Testament
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father,
Worsley New Testament
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Youngs Literal Translation
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Themes
Bowing » Why you should bow down to God the father
Church » For other leaders » For the church
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For the church
Prayer » Described as » Bowing the knees
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 3:14
Devotionals containing Ephesians 3:14
References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 3:14
Images Ephesians 3:14
Prayers for Ephesians 3:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Spiritual Strength
13 So, I am asking you people not to become discouraged over my sufferings on your behalf, for they are for your benefit [eventually]. 14 This is the reason that I bow my knees [in prayer] to the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name. [Note: Here Paul resumes the prayer he began in verse 1].
Cross References
Luke 22:41
Then Jesus went away from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed,
Acts 7:60
Then he kneeled down and called out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold them responsible for this sin [of killing me]." And when he said this he fell asleep [in death].
Acts 9:40
Then Peter asked them all to leave [the room]; he knelt down and prayed over her body, saying, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Acts 20:36
After speaking these things Paul knelt down and prayed with all of the elders.
Acts 21:5
When we had completed preparations for the next day's voyage we left, and headed out [to sea] on our journey. All the disciples, together with their wives and children, escorted us out of the city and knelt down and prayed with us as we said goodbye to each other.
Ephesians 1:3
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised, for He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in [fellowship with] Christ. [Note: The term "heavenly realms" is used somewhat differently throughout this book. Here it refers to Christians as part of the church on earth].
Ephesians 1:16-19
I do not stop thanking [God] for you. I keep asking, in my prayers,
Philippians 2:10
[This was] so that, in [honor of] the name of Jesus, everyone's knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth [i.e., all rational creatures] should bow [i.e., before God],