Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
surely you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me for you,
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; ( as I wrote afore in few words,
how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’ (as I have written briefly already,
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ )
with reference to which, when you read, you can understand my insight into Christ's secret),
5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
which in different generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, of the same body, and fellow partakers of His promise in the Christ through the Gospel,
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
of which I became a servant according to the gift of God's grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking of His power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (aiōn g165)
and to enlighten all as to the program of the secret that from the beginning of the ages has been hidden by the God who created all things through Jesus Christ; (aiōn g165)
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Assembly the manifold wisdom of God,
to the intent that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms,
according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished by Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
in whom we have the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.
13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask that you not lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
that He[F] may grant you, according to the riches of His glory: 1) to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
2) Christ to dwell in your hearts through the Faith, having been rooted and established in love
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
so that you may be fully able to grasp (with all saints) what is the breadth and length and depth and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
and 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into all the fullness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is working in us,
