Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
2 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,
since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
3 how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
4 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,
With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,
which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
For Gentiles to be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow partakers of his promise in the Christ through the good news.
7 of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.
8 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,
9 and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages (aiōn g165) has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ. (aiōn g165)
10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church,
according to the purpose of the ages, which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 In him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
from whom every patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
So that he would grant you, according to the wealth of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit for the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
having been rooted and grounded in love, so that ye may be able to grasp with all the sanctified what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.
20 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,
Now to him who is able to do above extraordinary-above all things that we ask or think-according to the power that works in us,
