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The Greek word translated “know” is
“Ginosko.” It refers to revelation knowledge, which
is absolute knowledge. So Paul was saying in
essence, “And to have the absolute knowledge of
the love of Christ,” which means, “to know the love
of Christ by revelation.”
For the other word, “knowledge,” Paul
chooses the Greek word “gnosis,” which is
knowledge based on science, a discovery.
Putting both together, Paul would have said,
“to ‘ginosko’ the love of Christ which surpasses
‘gnosis’” that is, “to have a revelation of the love
of Christ which surpasses scientific knowledge or
human discovery.” He was talking about knowing
the love of Christ beyond your senses and human
definitions, but according to revelation. And this
doesn’t just happen; it comes by the Spirit of
knowledge.