Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,
2 since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
if, indeed, you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God, which was given to me for your benefit,
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, (as I briefly wrote above,
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
so that, when you read, you can see my understanding in the mystery of the Christ, )
5 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.
which, in other generations, was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 For Gentiles to be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow partakers of his promise in the Christ through the good news.
that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in the Christ, through the gospel,
7 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.
of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:
8 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,
to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
9 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)
and enlighten all men with respect to the plan of the mystery, which was concealed from the ages in God, who created all things; (aiōn g165)
10 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,
to the end that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known, through the church, to the principalities and authorities in the heavenly regions,
according to the arrangement of the ages, which he established by Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence, through our faith in him.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
For which cause I beseech you not to grow faint on account of my afflictions for you, which are your glory.
14 For this reason 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 patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named,
16 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,
that he may grant to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be mightily strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,
17 for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith;
18 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,
that, being rooted and founded in love, you may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and hight,
19 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.
and to know the love of the Christ that passes our knowledge, that you may be filled with aft the fullness of God.
20 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,
Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to his power which works in us,
