Ephesians 3:18
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Cross-reference
Ephesians 3:19 reveals the goal of comprehending Christ's love — to be filled with all the fullness of God, directly extending the prayer in 3:18.
Ephesians 1:18-23 prays for knowledge of God's power and Christ's fullness—the same vast scope Paul asks us to comprehend here.
In Ephesians 1:17, Paul prays for wisdom and revelation - this verse continues that prayer for spiritual understanding.
In Philippians 2:5-8, Christ's self-emptying shows the depth of His love—the vast dimensions Paul prays we grasp.
Job 11:7-9 uses identical spatial terms (height, depth, length, breadth) for God's unsearchable nature—directly paralleling the dimensions here.
Job 11:8 uses 'higher than heaven, deeper than Sheol' to express God's unfathomable wisdom—directly mirroring the height/depth dimensions here.
Psalm 107:43 calls the wise to 'consider the steadfast love of the LORD'—a direct parallel to comprehending the love of Christ.
In 2 Corinthians 5:14, Christ's love controls us - the same love whose breadth, length, depth, height Paul prays they grasp.
In Romans 8:39, nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ - the immeasurable scope of that love Paul prays they comprehend.
In John 15:9, Jesus declares His love for believers and calls them to abide - the same love whose dimensions Paul prays they grasp.
John 15:13 defines the greatest love as laying down one's life—showing the ultimate depth of the love whose dimensions we are to grasp.
In John 1:14, the Word became flesh - that incarnation reveals the vast love Paul prays they comprehend here.
Romans 10:12 shows no distinction between Jew and Greek—reinforcing that the breadth of Christ's love includes all peoples.
In 1 Corinthians 13:9, we know in part - contrasting with Paul's prayer for full comprehension of Christ's love here.
In Matthew 16:17, Jesus says flesh and blood didn't reveal His identity - similarly, comprehending Christ's love requires divine revelation.
Galatians 2:20 expresses Christ's personal love in giving himself—the same love whose vastness Paul prays we comprehend.
Isaiah 55:9 says God's ways are higher than the heavens—illustrating the 'height' dimension of God's love here.
Psalm 103:17 describes God's love as everlasting—a temporal dimension complementing the spatial dimensions here.
Psalm 103:11 compares God's love to heaven's height—illustrating the 'height' dimension of the love Paul prays we grasp.
In 1 John 3:1, God's love is shown by making us His children — the same boundless love Paul prays we comprehend.
Proverbs 30:3 confesses lack of knowledge of the Holy One—highlighting human limitation that the prayer here seeks to overcome.