Ephesians 3:16 (DRB)

Passage

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:

Nearby Context

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

Ephesians 3:15 Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named:

Ephesians 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:

Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and founded in charity,

Ephesians 3:18 You may be able to comprehend, 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", "might", 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 "Of whom all paternity in heaven and..." into verse 17's "That Christ may dwell by faith in...", 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.