Ephesians 3:16 (DBY)

Passage

in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],

Ephesians 3:15 of whom every family in [the] heavens and on earth is named,

Ephesians 3:16 in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

Ephesians 3:17 that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

Ephesians 3:18 in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what [is] the breadth and length and depth and height;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "of whom every family in the heavens..." into verse 17's "that the Christ may dwell through faith...", so "Spirit" and "order" 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 "order" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.