Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: —
For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of 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 it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me towards you,
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 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, —
by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in 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 children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in 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 fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
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 was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the 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, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles 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)
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ, (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 through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
according to the eternal purpose 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 him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
13 Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; —
Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
14 For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, —
For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named, —
from whom every family in heaven and on 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, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
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 through faith, to the end that you, 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 strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
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 Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with 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 to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
