Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: —
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Yahushua the Messiah for you Gentiles,
2 If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the favour of YHWH which is given me to you-ward:
3 [How that], by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, —even as I before wrote in brief, —
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4 Respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my discernment in the sacred secret of the Christ, —
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of the Messiah)
5 Which, in other generations, had not been made known unto the sons of men, as it hath, now, been revealed by his holy apostles and prophets, in Spirit; —
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad-message, —
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in the Messiah by the gospel:
7 Of which I was made a minister, according to the free-gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the favour of YHWH given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
8 Unto me—the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad-message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this favour given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah;
9 And to bring to light—what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create: (aiōn g165)
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in YHWH, who created all things by Yahushua the Messiah: (aiōn g165)
10 In order that now, unto the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies, might be made known, through means of the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God, —
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the assembly the manifold wisdom of YHWH,
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in the Messiah Yahushua our Master: (aiōn g165)
12 In whom we have our freedom of speech and introduction with assurance, through the faith of him; —
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13 Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; —
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, —
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Master Yahushua the Messiah,
15 From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named, —
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 In order that he may give unto you—according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,
That the Messiah may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 In order that ye may be mighty enough to grasp firmly, with all the saints, —what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 To get to know, also, the knowledge-surpassing, love of the Christ, —in order that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God:
And to know the love of the Messiah, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of YHWH.
20 Now, unto him who is able to do, above all things, exceeding abundantly above the things which we ask or conceive, —according to the power which doth energise itself within us, —
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
