Ephesians 3:16 (ASV)

Passage

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

Ephesians 3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

Ephesians 3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 3:18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grant", "riches", "glory", "strengthened", "power", "through", and "inward". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "grant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "from whom every family in heaven and..." into verse 17's "that Christ may dwell in your hearts...", so "Spirit" and "grant" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "grant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.