14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
GOOD NEWS TRANSLATION
14 For this reason I fall on my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its true name.
16 I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves,
17 and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love,
18 so that you, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is Christ's love.
19 Yes, may you come to know his love—although it can never be fully known—and so be completely filled with the very nature of God.
20 To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or even think of:
21 to God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.
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