Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,
2 since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence 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 has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the power of 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 [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;
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 am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working 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, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of 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 to enlighten all [with the knowledge of] what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has 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,
in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,
according to [the] purpose of the ages, which he purposed in 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 in confidence by the faith of him.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is 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.
of whom every family in [the] heavens 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,
in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,
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,
in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what [is] the breadth and length and depth and height;
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 which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled [even] to all the fulness 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,
But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,
