Paul prays that the Father, according to the riches of his glory, will strengthen believers through the Spirit in their inner being so that Christ will dwell more fully in them through faith. He wants the church together to grasp and know the immeasurable love of Christ and to be filled with all the fullness God gives. The passage ends in praise to the God whose power is already at work in his people and whose glory is displayed in the church and in Christ Jesus forever.

Paul returns here to the prayer he began earlier and asks the Father to do a deep work in believers. His concern is not mainly for changed circumstances, but for inward strengthening by the Spirit. The goal is that Christ would be more fully at home in believers through faith, that they together would grasp the vast saving reality revealed in Christ, especially the love of Christ, and that God’s fullness would shape their lives.

The words "For this reason" connect the prayer to what Paul has just taught in chapters 2 and 3: God’s saving plan in Christ, the inclusion of Gentiles together with Jews in one body, Paul’s ministry of this revealed mystery, and believers’ bold access to God through Christ.

Paul says, "I kneel before the Father." This is not a casual detail. It expresses reverence and earnestness in prayer.

He addresses God as "the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named." This is not mainly a sentimental statement about human family life. The emphasis is on origin, identity, and authority. God is the one from whom every family or lineage receives its name and place.

Paul’s first request is that believers be "strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person." He is asking for divine enablement in the inward life, and he asks for it according to the riches of God’s glory.

The prayer is clearly Trinitarian: Paul prays to the Father, asks for strengthening through the Spirit, and prays toward Christ’s dwelling in believers’ hearts.

When Paul prays that "Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith," he is not suggesting that his readers are unbelievers. He is writing to those who are already in Christ. His prayer is for a deeper, settled, active indwelling of Christ in believers. This takes place through ongoing faith, not through ritual, technique, or self-generated spirituality.

Paul says believers are "rooted and grounded in love." These two images, one from plants and one from building foundations, speak of stability and firmness. This love is not vague sentiment. It is tied directly to the love of Christ.

He then prays that they may comprehend "with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth." The language points to immensity, not to a hidden geometric code. It is closely connected to Christ’s love in the next line, while also fitting the wider saving reality now revealed in Christ.

The phrase "with all the saints" is crucial. The knowledge Paul seeks is corporate, not merely private. This fits Ephesians’ emphasis on one reconciled people in Christ.

Paul continues, "to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge." This is a deliberate paradox. Believers can truly know Christ’s love, yet they can never exhaust it fully.

The final goal is "that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." This speaks of real spiritual and moral transformation by what God gives his people. It does not mean that believers become divine in essence or merge with God.

The prayer closes with a doxology. God is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think, and this confidence rests on "the power that is working within us." God’s power is not merely abstract. It is already active among his people.

So Paul ends by giving glory to God in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.