Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I, Paul, am 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 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,
if, that is, you have heard of the work which God has graciously entrusted to me for your benefit,
3 how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
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 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of 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 children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,
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 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,
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 was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given 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, 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 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 which for ages (aiōn g165) has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
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 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,
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 him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.
13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are 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 cause, 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 family in heaven and on earth is named,
from whom the whole family in Heaven and on earth derives 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,
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 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth--
19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with 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 exceedingly abundantly above all 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--
