Ephesians 3:14 (LSB)

Passage

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Ephesians 3:13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which are your glory.

Ephesians 3:14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Ephesians 3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Ephesians 3:16 that He would give you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reason", "knees", "before", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reason" and "knees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Therefore I ask you not to lose..." into verse 15's "from whom every family in heaven and...", so "reason" and "knees" 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 "reason" and "knees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.