Ephesians 3
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
Τούτου χάριν, ἐγὼ Παῦλος, ὁ δέσμιος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν τῶν ἐθνῶν–
2 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς,
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν ἐγνωρίσθη μοι τὸ μυστήριον, καθὼς προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ,
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
πρὸς ὃ δύνασθε ἀναγινώσκοντες νοῆσαι τὴν σύνεσίν μου ἐν τῷ μυστηρίῳ τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
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.
ὃ ἑτέραις γενεαῖς οὐκ ἐγνωρίσθη τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὡς νῦν ἀπεκαλύφθη τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀποστόλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ προφήταις ἐν ˚Πνεύματι,
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.
εἶναι τὰ ἔθνη, συγκληρονόμα, καὶ σύσσωμα, καὶ συμμέτοχα, τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
οὗ ἐγενήθην διάκονος κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι, κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.
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,
Ἐμοὶ τῷ, ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ πάντων ἁγίων, ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις αὕτη, τοῖς ἔθνεσιν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, τὸ ἀνεξιχνίαστον πλοῦτος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
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)
καὶ φωτίσαι πάντας, τίς ἡ οἰκονομία τοῦ μυστηρίου, τοῦ ἀποκεκρυμμένου ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἐν τῷ ˚Θεῷ, τῷ τὰ πάντα κτίσαντι, (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,
ἵνα γνωρισθῇ νῦν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἡ πολυποίκιλος σοφία τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ,
κατὰ πρόθεσιν τῶν αἰώνων, ἣν ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, τῷ ˚Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, (aiōn g165)
12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ προσαγωγὴν ἐν πεποιθήσει διὰ τῆς πίστεως αὐτοῦ.
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Τούτου χάριν, κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται,
16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
ἵνα δῷ ὑμῖν κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι διὰ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον,
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
κατοικῆσαι τὸν ˚Χριστὸν διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ τεθεμελιωμένοι,
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
ἵνα ἐξισχύσητε καταλαβέσθαι σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις, τί τὸ πλάτος, καὶ μῆκος, καὶ ὕψος, καὶ βάθος,
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.
γνῶναί τε τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς γνώσεως ἀγάπην τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, ἵνα πληρωθῆτε εἰς πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
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,
Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ ὑπὲρ πάντα, ποιῆσαι ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ ὧν αἰτούμεθα ἢ νοοῦμεν, κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν,
