Ephesians 3:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

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BSBPD

“of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that ye may be filled--to all the fulness of God;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 3:19 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
  2. Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
  3. Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  4. John 1:16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  5. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  6. 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  7. Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  8. Ephesians 1:23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
  9. Ephesians 3:18will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
  10. Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
  11. Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
  12. Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
  13. Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
  14. Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  15. Colossians 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  16. Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
  17. 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  18. 1 John 4:9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
  19. Revelation 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
  20. Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
  21. Revelation 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

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