Ephesians 3:14
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Ephesians 3:14 in other translations
| BSB | ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, |
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| WEB | For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| ASV | For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, |
| YLT | For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| DARBY | For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| BBE | For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father, |
| Webster | For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
What does Ephesians 3:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
I bow my knees. I pray. The usual and the proper posture of prayer is to kneel. Comp. 2Chr 6:13, Dan 6:10, Lk 22:41, Acts 7:60, 9:40; Acts 20:36, 21:5. It is a posture which indicates reverence, and should, therefore, be assumed when we come before God. It has been an unhappy thing that the custom of kneeling in public worship has ever been departed from in the Christian churches.
Unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. To whom, undoubtedly, prayer should ordinarily be addressed. But this does not make it improper to address the Lord Jesus in prayer. Acts 1:24, 7:59,60.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ephesians 3:13-19
The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. He asks for spiritual blessings, which are the best blessings. Strength from the Spirit of God in the inner man; strength in the soul; the strength of faith, to serve God, and to do our duty. If the law of Christ is written in our hearts, and the love of Christ is shed…
Ephesians 3:14 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Ephesians 3:14
- Ephesians 1:16-19
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- Psalms 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
- Philippians 2:10
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
- Acts 21:5
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
- Ezra 9:5
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God,
- Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
- 1 Kings 19:18
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
- Acts 20:36
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
- Luke 22:41
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
- 1 Kings 8:54
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Ephesians 3:13
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
- Ephesians 3:14
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ephesians 3:15
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
Ephesians 3:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por esta causa doblo mis rodillas al Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – C’est pour cela que je fléchis mes genoux devant le Père de notre seigneur Jésus Christ, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dieserhalb beuge ich meine Knie vor dem Vater unseres Herrn Jesu Christi, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, |