1. Ephesians Class Schedule
6/24/18 Eph 3_18_21 R. Henderson

2. The Mystery of the Church*
An Explanation of Paul’s Mystery 3:1-6
An Explanation of Paul’s Ministry 3:7-13
The Passion of Paul’s Ministry 3:14-21
The Motivation of Paul's Prayer 3:14-15
2. The Petition of Paul’s Prayer 3:16-19
Receive the Strength of the Spirit v:16
Comprehension of the Love of Christ v:17-19a
Receive the Knowledge of the Fullness of God v:19b
3. The Doxology of Paul’s Prayer v:20-21
* McCalley

3. 16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21  to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

4. 16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18  (you) may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21  to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

5. so that – with a purpose that
17a so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith  (that you) may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
so that – with a purpose that
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith
may Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts (Amp)
(that you) may be able to comprehend
you may be able – exischyō - to be in full strength, fully able;
it is the strongest word available to indicate
strength or ability. Vine

6. to comprehend - katalambanō - "to lay hold of;" then,
17a so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
to comprehend - katalambanō - "to lay hold of;" then,
"to lay hold of so as to possess as one's
own, to appropriate.“
see John 1:5 (negative sense), Phil 3:12-13
with all (or together with) the saints
"with all saints" indicates that this spiritual capacity is not limited to a few select saints, but is the common property of all those saints (Wuest)

7. what is the breadth and length and height and depth
17a so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
what is the breadth and length and height and depth
Graphic, indeed, is the language employed here which assigns to this particular love the dimensions of space -- "breadth," "length," "depth," and "height” -- but these are dimensions which are infinite Chafer
see Job 11:7-9

8. and to know the love of Christ
19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
and to know the love of Christ
know – ginōskō - to be taking in knowledge, to come to know,
recognize, understand
love of Christ also see 2 Cor 5:14
Romans 8
38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

9. which surpasses knowledge
19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
which surpasses knowledge
surpasses – hyperballō - "to throw over or beyond" (hyper, "over," ballō, "to throw"), is translated "exceeding" elsewhere
see 2 Cor. 9:14; Eph. 1:19; Eph. 2:7
What other things about God surpasses?
see Phil 4:7
“that” you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
you may be filled up - plēroō -"to make full, to fill to the full;" in the passive voice in v:19, "to be filled, made full;”
(verb form)

10. that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
to all the fullness of God
all - pas – nothing left out
to - eis - "to" or "unto" - to the measure or standard of
fullness - plērōma - denotes "fullness," that of which a thing is "full; God, in the completeness of His Being, in Col. 2:19; Col. 1:9, John 1:16 (noun form)
Only one among all that ever dwelt on earth or in heaven has been really filled with all the fullness of God.
Chafer

11. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
The benediction (v:20-21) represents the high point in the book of Ephesians. Much is yet to come, but its theme is the outworking of our high position in Christ. We are in Christ—we can ascend no higher McCalley
two descriptions of God, one, a general one, the other, one that is specific and has to do with believers Wuest
now to Him who is able
who is able - dynamai - to be able, to have power

12. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
These are things that God is able to do!
to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,
lit: to do beyond all things superabundantly (above) (the things) which we ask or think
1st to do “beyond all things” - huper panta - thus, "in a measure exceeding all things, beyond all things."
see 2 Cor 9:8

13. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
2nd (to do) superabundantly – huperekperissou - an adverb meaning quite beyond all measure, indeed, the highest form of comparison imaginable. We could translate “infinitely more.” see I Thess 3:10 & 5:13
that we ask or think
ask - aiteō - to ask that something be given (middle voice)
think – noeō - to consider or understand
What He purposed is none other than all that has been revealed in the early portion of this Epistle. Every spiritual blessing in Christ is in view, and these the Apostle has by the Spirit set forth in Chapters one to three Chafer

14. 20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
according to the power that works within us
according to - kata
What is this power that works in us?
Eph 3:7 of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

15. 21  to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
to Him be the glory in the church (2nd verse to Him)
What is “the glory” in this context?
this glory is shown
in the church (body of believers)
see Eph 1:22-23
and in Christ Jesus
see Heb 3:1
to all generations forever and ever
into all the generations of the age of the ages (Wuest)
6/24/18 Eph 3_18_21 R. Henderson