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  • Ephesians 3:17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 17 and that through your faith you may have the Christ dwell in your hearts with love.+ May you be rooted+ and established on the foundation,+

  • Ephesians 3:17
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 17 κατοικῆσαι to dwell τὸν the χριστὸν Christ διὰ through τῆς the πίστεως faith ἐν in ταῖς the καρδίαις hearts ὑμῶν of YOU ἐν in ἀγάπῃ· love; ἐρριζωμένοι having been rooted καὶ and τεθεμελιωμένοι, having been founded,

  • Ephesians 3:17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 17 to have the Christ dwell through [YOUR] faith in YOUR hearts with* love;+ that YOU may be rooted+ and established on the foundation,+

  • Ephesians 3:17
    The Bible in Living English
    • 17* to have Christ fix his home in your hearts through faith; with your roots and foundations set fast in love,

  • Ephesians 3:17
    American Standard Version
    • 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • Ephesians 3:17
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 17 That the Christ may dwell through means of your faith in your hearts in love, Having become rooted and founded,

  • Ephesians 3:17
    King James Version
    • 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • Ephesians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 3:17 w09 10/15 26; w99 7/15 14

  • Ephesians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:17 w84 8/1 9-10; w79 6/1 10-12; w69 142; w61 142

  • Ephesians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:17

      The Watchtower,

      10/15/2009, p. 26

      7/15/1999, p. 14

  • Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:17

      have the Christ dwell in your hearts with love: Paul here encourages the Ephesian Christians to know and love Jesus thoroughly by adopting his ways and his feelings on matters. (1Co 2:16; 1Pe 2:21) Christians who allowed Jesus’ example and teachings to affect their thoughts, feelings, and actions would, in a sense, have him permanently dwell in their figurative hearts, that is, their inner selves. By growing in love for Jesus, they would at the same time be building strong love for Jehovah (Col 1:15) and acquiring inner strength (Eph 3:16) to withstand tests of faith.

      be rooted and established on the foundation: As in other places in Ephesians, Paul here uses two word pictures to emphasize a point. (Eph 2:20-22; 4:16) He shows that Christians should be as firm as a tree that is rooted in the soil and as solid as a building that rests on a good foundation. At Col 2:7, Paul uses a similar word picture of “being rooted and built up in him,” that is, Christ Jesus. (Col 2:6) Also, Paul uses an illustration at 1Co 3:11 to describe a spiritual construction work, likening Jesus to a “foundation.” (See study note on 1Co 3:10.) To become rooted and established, the Ephesians would need to study God’s Word diligently, especially the life and teachings of Jesus. (Eph 3:18; Heb 5:12) This, in turn, would help them develop a strong relationship with Jehovah.​—Joh 14:9.

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