Ephesians 3:19 (WEB)
and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Catechism · 1
“Its dimensions are those of Christ's love.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 3:18-21.
Fathers and councils · 7
“…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“…in milk, but a young man in meat, “to comprehend the breadth, the length, the height, and depth, to know also the surpassing knowledge of the love of Christ.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 17–19.
Read the whole comment“And will fix my aim on the heavenly habitation, that “I may be filled with all the fulness of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 19.
Read the whole comment“And because there now is root, “That ye may be able,” he saith, “to comprehend what is the height, and breadth, and length, and depth: to know also the supereminent knowledge of the love of Christ, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 14, 17–19.
Read the whole comment“…the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 14, 17–19.
Read the whole comment“…the length, and breadth, and height, and depth, even to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 17–19.
Read the whole comment“And when the apostle is about to speak of charity, he says, “I show you a more excellent way;” and in another place, “To know also the love of Christ, which far excelleth knowledge;” and still further elsewhere, “And above all these things charity which is the bond of perfectness.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 19.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 118.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 118.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 118.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 118.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 22.
Cited together in Catechism §2565.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.7 and 1 other place.