English translations of the term include “immeasurably more” (NIV), “exceedingly abundantly above all” (KJV), “infinitely more” (NLT), “above and beyond” (HCSB), and “far more abundantly beyond all” (NASB). In Ephesians 3:20, Paul used a unique term to express God’s superabundant ability to work beyond our prayers, thoughts, and even dreams. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience” (Colossians 1:9–11 see also Philippians 1:9 4:19 1 Thessalonians 3:12). Paul was in the habit of asking God to bestow spiritual blessings of extraordinary value on the believers under his care: “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. As Paul brought his prayer to a close, he burst into praise, declaring that God can “do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (verse 20). Paul’s earnest desire was for them to be united in their knowledge and experience of Christ’s love, and to share that love generously with one another.
The church there consisted of a mixture of Jewish and Gentile believers. In Ephesians 3, the apostle Paul offered a prayer to God the Father on behalf of the congregation of believers in Ephesus.
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