Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
So that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; And I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ's People,
New American Standard Bible
so that
King James Version
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Holman Bible
and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,
International Standard Version
and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,
A Conservative Version
For the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
American Standard Version
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Amplified
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,
An Understandable Version
so that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. [I pray] that you will be rooted and grounded in [your] love,
Anderson New Testament
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith;
Bible in Basic English
So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,
Common New Testament
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that your souls may be possess'd with faith in Christ.
Darby Translation
that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,
Goodspeed New Testament
and through your faith to let Christ in his love make his home in your hearts. Your roots must be deep and your foundations strong,
John Wesley New Testament
That being rooted and grounded in love,
Julia Smith Translation
For Christ to dwell by faith in your hearts; in love being rendered firm, and the foundation laid,
King James 2000
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Lexham Expanded Bible
[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),
Modern King James verseion
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Moffatt New Testament
May Christ dwell in your hearts as you have faith!
Montgomery New Testament
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,
NET Bible
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
New Heart English Bible
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Noyes New Testament
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,
Sawyer New Testament
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith, you being founded and established in love,
The Emphasized Bible
That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that rooted and grounded in love,
Webster
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Weymouth New Testament
I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,
Williams New Testament
and that Christ in His love, through your faith, may make His permanent home in your hearts. You must be deeply rooted, your foundations must be strong,
World English Bible
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Worrell New Testament
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that ye, having been rooted and grounded in love,
Worsley New Testament
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love,
Youngs Literal Translation
that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,
Themes
Christ » Indwelling » Obtained by faith
Faith » Christ dwells in the heart by
Indwelling Christ » Obtained by faith
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Not taken out of the house
Intercessory prayer » By ministers for their people
spiritual Temple » Christ dwelling in » Obtained by faith
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 3:17
Devotionals containing Ephesians 3:17
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 3:17
Images Ephesians 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Spiritual Strength
16 And pray that, in proportion to the wealth of his glory, he will strengthen you with his power by breathing his Spirit into your inmost soul, 17 So that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; And I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ's People, 18 Have the power to comprehend in all its width and length and height and depth,
Phrases
Cross References
Colossians 2:7
Rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.
John 14:23
"Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
Colossians 1:23
If only you remain true to your Faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the Good News to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under Heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
Matthew 13:6
As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Revelation 3:20
I am standing at the door and knocking! If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in, and will feast with him, and he shall feast with me.
Matthew 7:24-25
Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
Luke 6:48
He may be compared to a man building a house, who dug, and went deep, and laid the foundation upon the rock. Then, when a flood came, the river swept down upon that house, but had no power to shake it, because it had been built well.
John 14:17
The world cannot receive this Spirit, because it does not see him or recognize him, but you recognize him, because he is always with you, and is within you.
John 17:23
I in union with them and thou with me--that so they may be perfected in their union, and thus the world may know that thou hast sent me as thy Messenger, and that thou has loved them as thou hast loved me.
Romans 5:5
And that 'hope never disappoints.' For the love of God has filled our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given us;
Romans 8:9-11
You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a man has the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ;
1 Corinthians 8:1
With reference to food that has been offered in sacrifice to idols-We are aware that all of us have knowledge! Knowledge breeds conceit, while love builds up character.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
It is the love of the Christ which compels us, when we reflect that, as one died for all, therefore all died;
2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can thee be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the Living God. That is what God meant when he said--'I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Galatians 5:6
If a man is in union with Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything, but faith, working through love, is everything.
Ephesians 2:21-22
United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a Temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord.
Colossians 1:27
To whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden Truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles--'Christ among you! Your Hope of glory!'
1 John 4:4
You, my Children, come from God, and you have successfully resisted such men as these, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:16
And, moreover, we have learned to know, and have accepted as a fact, the love which God has for us. God is Love; and he who lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
John 6:56
He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, remains united to me, and I to him.