Ephesians 3:17 (GNV)

Passage

That Christ may dwell in your heartes by faith:

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:15 (Of whom is named the whole familie in heauen and in earth)

Ephesians 3:16 That he might graunt you according to the riches of his glorie, that ye may be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,

Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your heartes by faith:

Ephesians 3:18 That ye, being rooted and grounded in loue, may be able to comprehend with al Saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height:

Ephesians 3:19 And to knowe the loue of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all fulnesse of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "christ", "dwell", and "heartes". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "That he might graunt you according to..." into verse 18's "That ye being rooted and grounded in...", so "faith" 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 "faith" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.