Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this cause [[I bend my knees]], I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for 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,
if, indeed, ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given me toward you,
3 how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
4 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,
whereby, when ye read, ye may perceive my insight into 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,
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 the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
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 servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working 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 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 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 make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages (aiōn g165) has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
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 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,
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 him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
in whom we have our boldness and our access in confidence, through faith in him.
13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are 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 to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this cause I bend my knees to the Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth receiveth 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,
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 Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
that ye may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness 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 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 unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
