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,
surely you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that 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,
how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’ (as I have written briefly already,
4 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,
with reference to which, when you read, you can understand my insight into Christ's secret),
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 different 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,
that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, of the same body, and fellow partakers of His promise in the Christ through the Gospel,
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 servant according to the gift of God's grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking 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, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ, (aiōn g165)
and to enlighten all as to the program of the secret that from the beginning of the ages has been hidden by the 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,
to the intent that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms,
according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished by 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 the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.
13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Therefore I ask that you not lose heart at my afflictions 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 family in heaven and on earth receives its name,
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,
that He[F] may grant you, according to the riches of His glory: 1) to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man;
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
2) Christ to dwell in your hearts through the Faith, having been rooted and established in love
18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
so that you may be fully able to grasp (with all saints) 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 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into 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 immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is working in us,
