Ephesians 3:20-21

Ephesians 3:20-21

[20] Now  unto him that is able  to do  exceeding  all  that  we ask  or  think,  according to  the power  that worketh  in  [21] Unto him  be glory  in  the church  by  Christ  Jesus  throughout  all  ages,  world  Amen. 

What does Ephesians 3:20-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The doxology is plainly the climax of the first half of Ephesians; it may be regarded as the climax of the whole letter, which rises to a spiritual peak at this point and then concentrates on practical outworkings." [1]
". . . doctrine leads to doxology as well as to duty." [2]
The basis for Paul"s confidence that God is able to do far beyond what he had prayed for or could even imagine was God"s bringing Jews and Gentiles together in one body. With God"s provision of love, both groups could function harmoniously together in the church. Glory would come to God in the church for uniting these two previously irreconcilable groups and for enabling them to love and work together as fellow members of the same body. This praise will continue forever (lit. to all the courses of the age of the ages). [3]
This is one of the clearest passages in the New Testament that sets forth the eternal subordination of the Son to the Father (cf. John 17:24; 1 Corinthians 15:24; 1 Corinthians 15:28; Philippians 2:9-11). [4]