Ephesians 3:20 (LSB)

Passage

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or understand, according to the power that works within us,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

Ephesians 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or understand, according to the power that works within us,

Ephesians 3:21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "able", "abundantly", "beyond", "understand", "power", "works", and "within". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "able" and "abundantly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "and to know the love of Christ..." into verse 21's "to Him be the glory in the...", so "able" and "abundantly" 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 "able" and "abundantly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.