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Ephesians 3:17

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
κατοικῆσαιkatoikēsai[for] to dwellG2730 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
πίστεωςpisteōsfaithG4102 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsG2588 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἀγάπῃagapēloveG26 →
ἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoirootedG4492 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τεθεμελιωμένοι,tethemeliōmenoifounded,G2311 →

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Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.1 John 4:16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.Ephesians 2:21–22In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.Romans 8:10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.Colossians 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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