Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles -
2 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
for surely you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God entrusted to me for you?
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you.
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
By reading what I have written, you can judge of my insight into that secret truth of Christ
5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel.
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by the energy of his power.
8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
To me, who am less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, that I should proclaim among the Gentiles the gospel of the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. (aiōn g165)
and should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe, (aiōn g165)
10 His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
in order that now his manifold wisdom should, through the church, be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly sphere,
according to his eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōn g165)
12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
In him we have this fearless confidence and boldness of access through our faith in him.
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
So I beg you not to lose heart over my tribulations in your behalf; they are your glory.
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
from whom every fatherhood in heaven and earth is named,
16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
praying him to grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in your inmost being;
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is "the breadth," "the length," "the depth," and "the height,"
19 of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
and may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
Now unto him who, according to his might that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or even think,
