Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
On this account, I Paul am a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, 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 so be, ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which was given to me among you:
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, (as I have now written to you in brief,
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
so that while ye read, ye might be able to understand my knowledge of the mystery of the Messiah, )
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 legates and to his 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 sharers. of his inheritance, and partakers of his body, and of the promise which is given in him by 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 have been a minister, according to the gift of the goodness of God, which was imparted to me by the operation 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 the least of all the saints, hath this grace been given, that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah,
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 show to all men what is the dispensation of the mystery, which for ages was hid up in God the Creator of 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,
so that, by means of the church, the manifold wisdom of God might become known to the principalities and powers that are in heaven:
which wisdom he arranged ages before, and he hath executed it by Jesus the Messiah our Lord; (aiōn g165)
12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
through whom we have boldness and access, in the confidence of his faith.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Therefore I pray, that I may not be discouraged by my afflictions, which are for your sakes; for this is your glory.
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
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 would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit; that in your inner man
17 for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
the Messiah may dwell by faith, and in your hearts by love, while your root and your foundation waxeth strong;
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,
and that ye may be able to explore, with all the saints, what is the height and depth, and length and breadth,
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 greatness of the Messiah's love; and that ye may be filled with all 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 who is able, by his almighty power, to do for us even more than we ask or think, according to his power that worketh in us;
