Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: —
For this cause [[I bend my knees]], I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus 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, indeed, ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given me toward you,
3 [How that], by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, —even as I before wrote in brief, —
that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before 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 perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ;
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 generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to 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 are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through 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:
of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God, given to me according to 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,
To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to make known among the gentiles the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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)
to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which hath been hidden for ages in God, who created all things; (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 to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions might be known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,
according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord; (aiōn g165)
12 In whom we have our freedom of speech and introduction with assurance, through the faith of him; —
in whom we have our boldness and our access in confidence, through faith in him.
13 Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; —
Wherefore I entreat you not to be disheartened by the troubles I am suffering for you, since they are your glory.
14 For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, —
For this cause I bend my knees to the Father,
15 From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named, —
from whom every family in heaven and on earth receiveth its name,
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 Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been 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,
that ye may be able to comprehend, with all the 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 Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God.
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,
