Ephesians 3:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, ”

• Ephesians 3:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Now unto him - It is not uncommon for Paul to utter an ascription of praise in the midst of an argument; see Romans 9:5 ; Romans 11:36 ; Galatians 1:5 . Here his mind is full of the subject; a...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (4) Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (4) He breaks forth into a thanksgiving, by which the Ephesians al...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  That . Who. exceeding abundantly . Literally beyond (Greek. huper) of (Greek. ek) abundance. infinitely. above . Greek. huper. App-104. all . all things. power . Same as "might" Ephes...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  20. Now to him. He now breaks out into thanksgiving, which serves the additional purpose of exhorting the Ephesians to maintain “good hope through grace,” ( 2 Thessalonians 2:16 ,) and to en...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2105 GOD’S POWER TO BLESS HIS PEOPLE Ephesians 3:20-21 . Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Now unto him - Having finished his short, but most wonderfully comprehe...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, accor...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 inte...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Greatest of All Desires Ephesians 3:14-21 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 t...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 fac...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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 famil...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly ,.... This is the conclusion of the apostle's prayer, in which the power of God is celebrated, a perfection which is essential unto God, and is v...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Ver. 20. Exceeding abundantly ] Gr. υπερ εκ περισσου, more than exc...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now unto him , &c. This doxology is admirably adapted to strengthen our faith, that we may not stagger at the great things the apostle has been praying for, as if they were too much for God to g...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Apostle's Prayer. A. D.  61.       14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Now unto him; i.e. God the Father. That is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think; and therefore is able to stablish you to the end, and do all for you that hath been desi...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 transla...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Ephesians 3:14-21 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 ima...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Ephesians 3:1-49 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD . Ephesians 3:1 For this cause. The reference is not merely to...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 2:9 ; 1 Kings 3:13 ; 1 Timothy 1:14 ; 2 Chronicles 25:9 ; 2 Peter 1:11 ; 2 Samuel 7:19 ; Colossians 1:29 ; Daniel 3:17 ; Daniel 6:20 ; Ephesians 1:19 ; Ephesians 3:7 ; Exodu...

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• Ephesians 3:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Now to him — This doxology is admirably adapted to strengthen our faith, that we may not stagger at the great things the apostle has been praying for, as if they were too much for God to give, or f...

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