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 Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles -
2 since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
for surely you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God entrusted to me for you?
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you.
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
By reading what I have written, you can judge of my insight into that secret truth 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 was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,
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.
namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, 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.
It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by 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 less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, that I should proclaim among the Gentiles the gospel of 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 should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe, (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 his manifold wisdom should, through the church, be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly sphere,
according to his eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōn g165)
12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
In him we have this fearless confidence and boldness of access through our faith in him.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
So I beg you not to lose heart over my tribulations in your behalf; they are your glory.
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
from whom every fatherhood in heaven and 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,
praying him to grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in your inmost being;
17 for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded 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,
that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is "the breadth," "the length," "the depth," and "the 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 may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" 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 unto him who, according to his might that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or even think,
