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# faith, that you will be rooted and grounded in his love. May you have strength so you can understand
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Possible meanings are 1) "faith. I pray that you will be rooted and grounded in his love so that you can understand" or 2) "faith so you will be rooted and grounded in his love. I also pray that you can understand"
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# so you can understand
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This is the second item for which Paul bends his knees and prays; the first is that God will grant that they be strengthened ([Ephesians 3:16](./16.md)) and that Christ may live in their hearts through faith ([Ephesians 3:17](./16.md)). And "understand" is the first thing that Paul prays that the Ephesians themselves will be able to do.
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# all the believers
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"all believers in Christ" or "all the saints"
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# the width, the length, the height, and the depth
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Possible meanings are 1) these words describe the greatness of God's wisdom, AT: "how very wise God is" or 2) these word describe the intensity of Christ's love for us. AT: "how much Christ loves us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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