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Bible in Basic English

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

New American Standard Bible

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

King James Version

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Holman Bible

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

International Standard Version

and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

A Conservative Version

For the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,

American Standard Version

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Amplified

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,

An Understandable Version

so that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. [I pray] that you will be rooted and grounded in [your] love,

Anderson New Testament

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith;

Common New Testament

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Daniel Mace New Testament

so that your souls may be possess'd with faith in Christ.

Darby Translation

that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

Goodspeed New Testament

and through your faith to let Christ in his love make his home in your hearts. Your roots must be deep and your foundations strong,

John Wesley New Testament

That being rooted and grounded in love,

Julia Smith Translation

For Christ to dwell by faith in your hearts; in love being rendered firm, and the foundation laid,

King James 2000

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Lexham Expanded Bible

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

Modern King James verseion

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Moffatt New Testament

May Christ dwell in your hearts as you have faith!

Montgomery New Testament

that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,

NET Bible

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

New Heart English Bible

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Noyes New Testament

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,

Sawyer New Testament

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith, you being founded and established in love,

The Emphasized Bible

That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that rooted and grounded in love,

Twentieth Century New Testament

So that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; And I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ's People,

Webster

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Weymouth New Testament

I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,

Williams New Testament

and that Christ in His love, through your faith, may make His permanent home in your hearts. You must be deeply rooted, your foundations must be strong,

World English Bible

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Worrell New Testament

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that ye, having been rooted and grounded in love,

Worsley New Testament

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love,

Youngs Literal Translation

that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

κατοικέω 
Katoikeo 
Usage: 40

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

by
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

ῥιζόω 
Rhizoo 
Usage: 2

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

θεμελιόω 
themelioo 
Usage: 4

Images Ephesians 3:17

Context Readings

Prayer For Spiritual Strength

16 That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts; 17 So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love, 18 May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,


Cross References

Colossians 2:7

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

John 14:23

Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

Colossians 1:23

If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Matthew 13:6

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

Galatians 2:20

I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.

Revelation 3:20

See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.

Matthew 7:24-25

Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;

Luke 6:48

He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

John 14:17

Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

John 17:23

I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.

Romans 5:5

And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

Romans 8:9-11

You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Galatians 5:6

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

Ephesians 2:21-22

In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

Colossians 1:27

To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

1 John 4:4

You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:16

And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

John 6:56

He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink is in me and I in him.

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