Ephesians 3:15 (LSB)

Passage

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Nearby Context

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,

Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being firmly rooted and grounded in love,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "For this reason I bow my knees..." into verse 16's "that He would give you according to...", so "family" and "heaven" 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 "family" and "heaven" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.