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21 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul continues the prayer he began in [Ephesians 3:14](./14.md).
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# that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, that you will be rooted and grounded in his love
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This is the second item for which Paul prays that God will "grant" the Ephesians "according to the riches of his glory." The first is that they would "be strengthened" ([Ephesians 3:16](./16.md)).
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# that Christ may live in your hearts through faith
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Here "heart" represents a person's inner being, and "through" expresses the means by which Christ lives within the believer. Christ lives in the hearts of believers because God graciously allows them to have faith. AT: "that Christ may live within you because you trust in him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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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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# that you will be rooted and grounded in his love
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Paul speaks of their faith as if it were a tree that has deep roots or a house built on a solid foundation. AT: "that you will be like a firmly rooted tree and a building built on stone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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