Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
On this account, I Paul am a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, for the sake of you Gentiles:
2 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
if so be, ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which was given to me among you:
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, (as I have now written to you in brief,
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
so that while ye read, ye might be able to understand my knowledge of the mystery of the Messiah, )
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 in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy legates and to his prophets, by the Spirit;
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.
that the Gentiles should be sharers. of his inheritance, and partakers of his body, and of the promise which is given in him by 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.
of which I have been a minister, according to the gift of the goodness of God, which was imparted to me by the operation 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 the least of all the saints, hath this grace been given, that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah,
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 show to all men what is the dispensation of the mystery, which for ages was hid up in God the Creator of all things: (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,
so that, by means of the church, the manifold wisdom of God might become known to the principalities and powers that are in heaven:
which wisdom he arranged ages before, and he hath executed it by Jesus the Messiah our Lord; (aiōn g165)
12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
through whom we have boldness and access, in the confidence of his faith.
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Therefore I pray, that I may not be discouraged by my afflictions, which are for your sakes; for this is your glory.
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
And I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
from whom the whole family in heaven and on 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,
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit; that in your inner man
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
the Messiah may dwell by faith, and in your hearts by love, while your root and your foundation waxeth strong;
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
and that ye may be able to explore, with all the saints, what is the height and depth, and length and breadth,
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 greatness of the Messiah's love; and that ye may be filled with all the fullness 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 to him who is able, by his almighty power, to do for us even more than we ask or think, according to his power that worketh in us;
