Ephesians 3:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Ephesians 3:15 Mean?
From the Father 'the whole family in heaven and earth is named.' Every family that exists, seen and unseen, derives its very name and being from Him. Fatherhood itself finds its source in God; He is the original from which all belonging flows.
This sweeping phrase reminds the reader of God's vast fatherly care, reaching across heaven and earth. The God to whom Paul prays is not a distant power but the Father of all, the One in whom every true bond of family is rooted. To pray to Him is to come to the source of all kinship and love.
Ephesians 3:15 in the Original Language
patria (πατριά), 'family' -- a group descended from a common father, a lineage.
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What does Ephesians 3:15 mean?
The Father is the one from whom every family in heaven and earth takes its name.