Ephesians 3:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Passeth - surpasseth. The paradox, "to know ... which passeth knowledge," implies that by "know" he does not mean that we can adequately know: all we know is, that His love exceeds far our knowledge of it; and, with even our fresh accessions of knowledge hereafter, will still exceed them, even as God's power exceeds our thoughts (Ephesians 3:20). "Know" experimentally what intellectually is beyond our powers of knowing (1 Corinthians 8:2-3).

Filled with - Greek, 'filled even unto all the fullness of God' (the grand goal); i:e., filled, each according to his capacity, with the divine holiness, wisdom, knowledge, and love; even as God is full, and as Christ, who dwells in your hearts, hath 'all the fullness of the Godhead dwelling in Him bodily' (Colossians 2:9).

Ephesians 3:19

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.