Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
Therefore I Paul, the prisoner of Christ for the sake 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 the economy of the grace of God which is given to me unto you;
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
that according to revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I formerly wrote to you briefly,
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
according to which you, reading, are able to know my understanding in the mystery of 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 through 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 are to be fellow-heirs, and the same body, and partakers of the promise of Christ Jesus 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.
whose minister I became, according to the gift of the grace of God which was given unto 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, the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 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 shine forth what is the economy of the mystery which has been hidden 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,
in order that the manifold wisdom of God through the church, may now be made known to the governments and authorities in the heavenlies,
according to the purpose of the ages which he made 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 with confidence through the faith of him.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask that you faint not in my tribulations in your behalf, which is your glory.
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father,
15 from whom every patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
of whom the whole family in heavens and upon 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 grant unto you, according to the riches of his glory, that you be strengthened with might 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 by 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,
being rooted and grounded in divine love, in order that you may be able to comprehend with all 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 divine love of Christ which transcends knowledge, in order that you may be filled with 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,
And to him who is able to do exceedingly above all things which we ask or think, according to the power working in us,
