Ephesians 3:14

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“... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,”

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“... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 3:14 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 8:54Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
  2. 1 Kings 19:18Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:13Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
  4. Ezra 9:5At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,
  5. Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
  6. Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
  7. Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
  8. Luke 22:41And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  9. Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
  10. Acts 9:40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  11. Acts 20:36When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
  12. Acts 21:5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  13. Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
  14. Ephesians 1:16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
  15. Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

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