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Paul's Prayer for Inner Strength (Ephesians 3)

From Ephesians 3:14–21, written from prison.

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For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 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, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3:14-21 (World English Bible, public domain)

About the prayer

Unlike most petitions it asks for nothing external — only interior strength, indwelling, and the capacity to grasp a love that cannot be fully grasped. It is one of the most commonly prayed intercessions over other people, especially in Protestant and evangelical practice.

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