Ephesians 3
1 By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.
For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: —
2 Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you:
If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,
3 that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.
[How that], by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, —even as I before wrote in brief, —
4 Yet, by reading this closely, you might be able to understand my prudence in the mystery of Christ.
Respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my discernment in the sacred secret of the Christ, —
5 In other generations, this was unknown to the sons of men, even as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit,
Which, in other generations, had not been made known unto the sons of men, as it hath, now, been revealed by his holy apostles and prophets, in Spirit; —
6 so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.
That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad-message, —
7 Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.
Of which I was made a minister, according to the free-gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:
8 Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Unto me—the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad-message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,
9 and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things, (aiōn g165)
And to bring to light—what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create: (aiōn g165)
10 so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,
In order that now, unto the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies, might be made known, through means of the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God, —
According to a plan of the ages which he made in the anointed Jesus our Lord, — (aiōn g165)
12 In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.
In whom we have our freedom of speech and introduction with assurance, through the faith of him; —
13 Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.
Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; —
14 By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, —
15 from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name.
From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named, —
16 And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,
In order that he may give unto you—according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,
17 so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.
That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,
18 So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth
In order that ye may be mighty enough to grasp firmly, with all the saints, —what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
19 of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
To get to know, also, the knowledge-surpassing, love of the Christ, —in order that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God:
20 Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:
Now, unto him who is able to do, above all things, exceeding abundantly above the things which we ask or conceive, —according to the power which doth energise itself within us, —
