Ephesians 3:14
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
KJV
τούτου χάριν κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν πατέρα,
Greek NT
Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi,
Vulgate
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,
ASV
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γόνυ
gonu
noun · 12×
κάμπτω
kampto
verb · 4×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
χάριν
charin
preposition · 9×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: πατέρα | WH/Treg/NIV: πατέρα | RP: + τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
- πατέρα — SBLGNT
- πατέρα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
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Themes
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§239By calling God "Father", the language of faith indicates two main things: that God is the first origin of everything and transcendent authority; and that he is at the same time goodness and loving care for all his children. God's parental tenderness can also be expressed by the image of motherhood,62 which emphasizes God's immanence, the intimacy between Creator and creature. t…
§2367Called to give life, spouses share in the creative power and fatherhood of God.153 "Married couples should regard it as their proper mission to transmit human life and to educate their children; they should realize that they are thereby cooperating with the love of God the Creator and are, in a certain sense, its interpreters. They will fulfill this duty with a sense of human a…
Of the goodness of God explained in the creation of things, and of the Trinity as found in the first words of Genesis. The story concerning the origin of the world (Genesis 1) is allegorically explained, and he applies it to those things which God works for sanctified and blessed man. Finally, he makes an end of this work, having implored eternal rest from God. Chapter 1. He Ca…
Can God be named by us? Are any names applied to God predicated of Him substantially? Are any names applied to God said of Him literally, or are all to be taken metaphorically? Are any names applied to God synonymous? Are some names applied to God and to creatures univocally or equivocally? Supposing they are applied analogically, are they applied first to God or to creatures? …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:6 — But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
- 1Kgs 8:54 — And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread
- 1Kgs 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art
- 1Kgs 19:18 — Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
- 1Pet 1:17 — And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
- 2Chr 6:13 — For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knee
- Acts 6:4 — But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
- Acts 20:36 — And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
- Acts 21:5 — And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and
- Col 1:3 — We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
- Col 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
- Dan 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave
- Dan 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave
- Eph 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Eph 1:16 — Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
- Eph 2:18 — For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
- Ezra 9:5 — And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
- Ezra 9:5 — And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
- Gen 4:26 — And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
- Isa 45:23 — I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
- John 4:21 — Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
- John 14:1 — Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
- John 14:13 — And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- John 16:23 — And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
- Luke 22:41 — And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
- Matt 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Phil 2:10 — That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
- Phil 2:10 — That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
- Ps 95:6 — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
- Ps 95:6 — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
- Rom 1:9 — For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
- Zech 14:9 — And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.