Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
2 since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
if, that is, you have heard of the work which God has graciously entrusted to me for your benefit,
3 that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.
4 With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
By means of that explanation, as you read it, you can judge of my insight into the truth of Christ
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 earlier ages was not made known to the human race, as it has now been revealed to His holy Apostles and Prophets through 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.
I mean the truth that the Gentiles are joint heirs with us Jews, and that they form one body with us, and have the same interest as we have in the promise which has been made good in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
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.
in which I have been appointed to serve, in virtue of the work which God, in the exercise of His power within me, has graciously entrusted to me.
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 less than the least of all God's people has this work been graciously entrusted--to proclaim to the Gentiles the Good News of the exhaustless wealth of Christ,
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 to show all men in a clear light what my stewardship is. It is the stewardship of the truth which from all the Ages lay concealed in the mind of 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,
concealed in order that the Church might now be used to display to the powers and authorities in the heavenly realms the innumerable aspects of God's wisdom.
Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.
13 Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,
15 from whom every patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
from whom the whole family in Heaven and on earth derives its name,
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,
to grant you--in accordance with the wealth of His glorious perfections--to be strengthened by His Spirit with power penetrating to your inmost being.
17 for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,
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,
as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth--
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.
yes, to attain to a knowledge of the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, so that you may be made complete in accordance with God's own standard of completeness.
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, in exercise of His power that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely beyond all our highest prayers or thoughts--
