Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
For this cause I Paul am the prisoner of Jesus Christ 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,
as ye have heard the dispensation of the grace of God, which was given me to preach unto you:
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
that by immediate revelation He made known to me the mystery, (as I wrote before in brief, by which,
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
when ye read it, ye may perceive my knowledge in the mystery 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 in other generations was not made known to men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be co-heirs,
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.
and of the same body, and joint-partakers of his promise in Christ, 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 was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God conferred on me by the effectual 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,
On me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace bestowed, that I should preach among the Gentiles 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 make all men to see the communication of the mystery, which from the ages past hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ; (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,
that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions;
according to the ancient purpose, which He executed 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.
by whom we have freedom and access with confidence through faith in Him.
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Wherefore I desire that ye would not be discouraged at my afflictions on your account, which is your glory.
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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 his glorious riches, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit, as to the inner man;
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love,
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
that ye may be able, with all the saints, to comprehend what is the breadth, and length, and depth,
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 height, and to know the love of Christ, which surpasseth knowledge; that ye may be filled according to the abundant fulness 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 that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the power operating in us,
