Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For this reason I kneel before the Father, New Living Translation When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, English Standard Version For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Berean Standard Bible ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Berean Literal Bible ... for reason of this I bow my knees to the Father, King James Bible For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, New King James Version For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, New American Standard Bible For this reason I bend my knees before the Father, NASB 1995 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, NASB 1977 For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, Legacy Standard Bible For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Amplified Bible For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ], Christian Standard Bible For this reason I kneel before the Father Holman Christian Standard Bible For this reason I kneel before the Father American Standard Version For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I bow my knees to The Father of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, Contemporary English Version I kneel in prayer to the Father. Douay-Rheims Bible For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, English Revised Version For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the reason I kneel in the presence of the Father Good News Translation For this reason I fall on my knees before the Father, International Standard Version This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, Literal Standard Version For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Majority Standard Bible ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, New American Bible For this reason I kneel before the Father, NET Bible For this reason I kneel before the Father, New Revised Standard Version For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, New Heart English Bible For this cause, I bow my knees before the Father, Webster's Bible Translation For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Weymouth New Testament For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father, World English Bible For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Young's Literal Translation For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. 14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.… Cross References Ephesians 3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, Treasury of Scripture For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I. Ephesians 1:16-19 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; … 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. 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. the Father. 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: Jump to Previous Bended Beseech Bow Cause Christ Jesus Knee Kneel Knees ReasonJump to Next Bended Beseech Bow Cause Christ Jesus Knee Kneel Knees ReasonEphesians 3 1. The hidden mystery that the Gentiles should be saved was made known to Paul by revelation;8. and to him was that grace given, that he should preach it. 13. He desires them not to be discouraged over his tribulation; 14. and prays that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them. (14) Unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.--The words "of our Lord Jesus Christ" appear, by both external and internal evidence, to be an interpolation--probably from a gloss indicating (in the true spirit of the Epistle) that the universal Fatherhood here spoken of is derived from the fatherly relation to Him in whom "all things are gathered up."Verses 14-21. - PRAYER FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT. Verse 14. - For this cause. The digression being ended, the apostle takes up the thread broken at ver. 1. We must seek the "cause" in Ephesians 2. Seeing that the Gentiles have now equal privileges with the Jews; seeing that by faith in Christ Gentile Christians have been brought as near to God, and have as good a right to the good things of the covenant; - I take the steps now to be specified for enabling them actually to possess these good things. On the one hand, the apostle saw the believing Ephesians still comparatively poor and needy; on the other hand, he saw all spiritual stores provided for them: the question was how to get the one into contact with the other. For this cause, he says, I bow my knees unto the Father. An emphatic way of denoting prayer; but not incidental, occasional prayer, inspired by some passing feeling; the attitude "bow my knees" denotes deliberate prayer (comp. Daniel 6:10), making a business of it, approaching God with reverence and holy fear, with all the solemnities suitable to the occasion of making a specific and important request. In the A.V. it is "unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." The R.V., some of the oldest manuscripts, and most recent commentators omit the latter words, which are supposed to have been taken from Ephesians 1:3. On internal grounds, the omission of the wends seems to yield the best sense, for in Ephesians 2:18 our having access to "the Father" is spoken of, and when the apostle proceeded to show how he availed himself of that privilege, he is not likely to have used more than that expression. Further, there is such a close connection between πατέρα and πατριὰ in ver. 15, that they are not likely to have been far separated as the apostle used them. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek for this reasonχάριν (charin) Preposition Strong's 5484: Accusative case of charis as preposition; through favor of, i.e. On account of. I bow κάμπτω (kamptō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2578: To bend, bow. Apparently a primary verb; to bend. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. knees γόνατά (gonata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1119: The knee. Of uncertain affinity; the 'knee'. before πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father, Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. Links Ephesians 3:14 NIVEphesians 3:14 NLT Ephesians 3:14 ESV Ephesians 3:14 NASB Ephesians 3:14 KJV Ephesians 3:14 BibleApps.com Ephesians 3:14 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 3:14 Chinese Bible Ephesians 3:14 French Bible Ephesians 3:14 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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