Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.-Ephesians 3:20-21
Now Paul breaks off into a doxology. He begins by giving all glory to God. NLT says, "Now all glory to God". This is a bit different from ESV and AMP, but NLT explicitly states what ESV and AMP says more subtlety. ESV and AMP simply say, "Now to him", which means just what NLT says. Also because Paul picks up this and continues in verse 21, "to him be glory".
Paul goes on to talk about God's limitlessness. God "is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think". God's ability is far beyond our comprehension. We can ask things of God or think things of God, but God can do more than what we ask or think.
Paul adds that this which God is able to do is through his mighty power. What Paul points out about this is that this is the same power that is at work within us. God can do things beyond what we think or imagine. This power that he has is the same power that is at work within us. Wow, this power that is beyond what we think or ask is at work within us. How crazy is that?
Paul ends giving glory to God. Glory to him "throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen". He gets all the glory and this spans generations and time. God will continue to get the glory forever. He is that great.
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