Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I Paul am the prisoner of Iesus Christ for you Gentiles,
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
2 If ye haue heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is giuen me to you warde,
if, that is, you have heard of the work which God has graciously entrusted to me for your benefit,
3 That is, that God by reuelation hath shewed this mysterie vnto me (as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes,
and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.
4 Whereby when ye reade, ye may knowe mine vnderstanding in the mysterie of Christ)
By means of that explanation, as you read it, you can judge of my insight into the truth of Christ
5 Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit,
which in earlier ages was not made known to the human race, as it has now been revealed to His holy Apostles and Prophets through the Spirit--
6 That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,
I mean the truth that the Gentiles are joint heirs with us Jews, and that they form one body with us, and have the same interest as we have in the promise which has been made good in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
7 Whereof I am made a minister by the gift of the grace of God giuen vnto me through the effectuall working of his power.
in which I have been appointed to serve, in virtue of the work which God, in the exercise of His power within me, has graciously entrusted to me.
8 Euen vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ,
To me who am less than the least of all God's people has this work been graciously entrusted--to proclaim to the Gentiles the Good News of the exhaustless wealth of Christ,
9 And to make cleare vnto all men what the fellowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ, (aiōn g165)
and to show all men in a clear light what my stewardship is. It is the stewardship of the truth which from all the Ages lay concealed in the mind of God, the Creator of all things-- (aiōn g165)
10 To the intent, that nowe vnto principalities and powers in heauenly places, might be knowen by the Church the manifolde wisedome of God,
concealed in order that the Church might now be used to display to the powers and authorities in the heavenly realms the innumerable aspects of God's wisdom.
Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 By whom we haue boldenes and entrance with confidence, by faith in him.
in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.
13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for your sakes, which is your glory.
Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.
14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ,
For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,
15 (Of whom is named the whole familie in heauen and in earth)
from whom the whole family in Heaven and on earth derives its name,
16 That he might graunt you according to the riches of his glorie, that ye may be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,
to grant you--in accordance with the wealth of His glorious perfections--to be strengthened by His Spirit with power penetrating to your inmost being.
17 That Christ may dwell in your heartes by faith:
I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,
18 That ye, being rooted and grounded in loue, may be able to comprehend with al Saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height:
as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth--
19 And to knowe the loue of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all fulnesse of God.
yes, to attain to a knowledge of the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, so that you may be made complete in accordance with God's own standard of completeness.
20 Vnto him therefore that is able to do exceeding aboundantly aboue all that we aske or thinke, according to the power that worketh in vs,
Now to Him who, in exercise of His power that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely beyond all our highest prayers or thoughts--
