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Ephesians 3:20

以弗所书 3:20

The Passage

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

In the other language

神能照着运行在我们心里的大力，充充足足地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的。

Theme

Beyond asking

Bring a question to this passage

Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

Pressure at work can make your imagination small: finish the task, avoid the mistake, get through the day. This verse does not tell you how your workload will turn out; it speaks of God's ability beyond what you can ask or imagine, and of power at work within believers. You can bring your limited words and tired attention to prayer without making them the measure of what is possible. This is not a promise of professional success. It is an invitation to turn toward God rather than treating your own capacity as the only resource that matters. What could you bring to God about your work today, knowing this verse does not promise relief from pressure but speaks of power at work within you?

Carry thisYour capacity is not the measure of God's ability.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

The words 'above all that we ask or think' turn attention toward God's ability, not the limits of your imagination. This passage does not give relationship advice directly, but it makes room for prayer when you cannot see how to love differently. It does not promise that the other person will change or that the relationship will become what you hope. You can bring your longing without treating your preferred outcome as the only possible good. Learning to love may include asking for patience, honesty, or willingness to hear something difficult. This verse does not give relationship advice. What if you brought your desire to love better to God without needing to imagine every way growth might happen?

Carry thisYour prayer can reach beyond the outcome you imagine.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

The reach of this verse stretches beyond what you can ask or imagine. It praises God's ability; it does not promise that your plans will unfold as you hope. Nor does it identify a particular thing you need to let go of. What it offers is room to loosen the assumption that your understanding sets the limits of what is possible. You can bring honest desires without turning them into demands, and acknowledge uncertainty without filling it with predictions. In the coming weeks, the invitation may be to hold your expectations less tightly. This verse does not name what you need to let go of. When do you notice yourself treating what you can imagine as the limit of what God can do?

Carry thisYour understanding is not the measure of God's ability.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Your asking and thinking have limits, and this verse names a divine ability beyond them. It does not directly explain how to become still, but it offers a different posture from needing to imagine, manage, and secure everything yourself. The praise here is for what God is able to do, not a promise that your plans will succeed or your pressures disappear. You can sit with that distinction without turning it into another task. For a moment, your prayer need not contain a solution to every concern. You can acknowledge both your limits and God's power. This verse does not explain how to find stillness. In what way might acknowledging God's power beyond your asking and thinking help you loosen your need to manage everything?

Carry thisYour prayer does not need to contain every answer.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

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Ephesians 3 — in context

14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

19and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

21to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

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