What Ephesians 3:20 Means

Ephesians 3:20

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)

What Ephesians 3:20 means

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Our biggest prayers still fall short of God's capacity; he works beyond even what we know how to ask. This is a cure for small praying, reminding us that the limit is never God's power but our imagination of it.

Ephesians 3:20 in different translations

King James Version (KJV)Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
World English Bible (WEB)Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
American Standard Version (ASV)Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Ephesians 3:20 in context

19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

A prayer

Father, thank You for Ephesians 3:20. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.

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