Prayer for Spiritual Strength
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom See ch. 1:10,21every family3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14 in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to See ver. 8the riches of his glory 1 Cor. 16:13;[ch. 6:10;Phil. 4:13;Col. 1:11]he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit See Rom. 7:22in your inner being, 17 [ch. 2:22]so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being Col. 2:7rooted and Col. 1:23grounded in love, 18 may have strength to [John 1:5]comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and Rom. 8:39;[Job 11:8,9]height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ [Phil. 4:7]that surpasses knowledge, that Col. 2:10you may be filled with all ch. 1:23the fullness of God.