Ephesians 3:19 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Ephesians 3:21 to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "love", "christ", "surpasses", "knowledge", "filled", "even", and "fulness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "in order that ye may be fully..." into verse 20's "But to him that is able to...", so "love" and "christ" 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 "love" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.