Ephesians 3:18 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

Ephesians 3:19 and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled [even] to all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 3:20 But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "order", "fully", "able", "apprehend", "saints", "breadth", "length", and "depth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "order" and "fully", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "that the Christ may dwell through faith..." into verse 19's "and to know the love of the...", so "order" and "fully" 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 "order" and "fully" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.