Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.
2 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,
Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you:
3 how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.
4 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,
Yet, by reading this closely, you might be able to understand my prudence in the mystery of Christ.
5 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,
In other generations, this was unknown to the sons of men, even as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit,
6 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,
so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.
7 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.
Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.
8 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 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)
and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things, (aiōn g165)
10 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,
so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,
according to that timeless purpose, which he has formed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōn g165)
12 In him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.
13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.
14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name.
16 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,
And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.
18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth
19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 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,
Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:
