Ephesians 3:16 (WEB)
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
Catechism · 3
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
“Through the liturgy the inner man is rooted and grounded in "the great love with which [the Father] loved us" in his beloved Son.” — Catechism footnote: Eph 2:4; 3:16-17.
Grace and Justification
“By giving birth to the "inner man,"” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 7:22; Eph 3:16.
Expressions of Prayer
“In it the Father strengthens our inner being with power through his Spirit "that Christ may dwell in (our) hearts through faith" and we may be "grounded in love."” — Catechism footnote: Eph 3:16-17.
Fathers and councils · 8
Cyril of Jerusalem
“He is called also the Spirit of the Father, as the Saviour says, For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you; and again Paul saith, For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, and the rest;…that He would grant you to be strengthened by His Spirit.” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 14–16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…unto us a more excellent way of charity; and where he bows his knees unto Thee for us, that we may know the super-eminent knowledge of the love of Christ.” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 14–19.
Read the whole comment“For Christ dwelleth in the inner man, as the Apostle says; for to Him doth it appertain to see truth, since He hath said, “I am the truth.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 16, 17.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…us through His Spirit;” and in another place: “Keep the good deposit through the Holy Spirit;” and to the Ephesians: “to be strengthened through His Spirit;” and to the Corinthians: “To another is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom;” and in another place: “But if through the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of…” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 16.
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John Cassian
“And again: “in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 16, 17.
Read the whole comment“…pure before God, that it may be found worthy to receive Christ as a guest within, saying “that in the inner man Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 16, 17.
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Gregory of Nyssa
- Gregory of Nyssa, On Virginity On Virginity.24On Virginity
“…a gift to God; a gift in no way another’s, no counterfeited gift from sources outside yourself, but a gift that is really your own, namely, “the inner man,” who must be perfect and blameless, as it is required of a lamb to be without spot or blemish?” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 16.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“…“On this account I bend my knees to the God and Father and Lord of our Lord Jesus Christ, that God would grant you to have Christ dwelling in the inner man,”—that is, the natural (man), not the corporeal (one),—“that you may be able to understand what is the depth,” which is the Father of the universe, “and what is…” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 14–18.
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Catechism §1073.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.4.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in Catechism §1073.