Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
2 if, indeed, you heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,
since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,
3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few [words]—
that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
4 in regard to which you are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,
With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit—
which in other 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 nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,
For Gentiles to be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow partakers of his promise in the Christ through the good news.
7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;
Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.
8 to me—the less than the least of all the holy ones—was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news—the untraceable riches of the Christ,
To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,
9 and to cause all to see what [is] the fellowship of the secret that has been hid from the ages in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ, (aiōn g165)
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ. (aiōn g165)
10 that there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly [places], through the Assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,
So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church,
according to the purpose of the ages, which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 in whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of Him,
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith.
13 for this reason, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees to 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 the heavens and on earth is named,
from whom every patriarchy in heavens and on earth is named.
16 that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened through His Spirit with might, in regard to the inner man,
So that he would grant you, according to the wealth of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit for the inner man,
17 that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, having been rooted and founded in love,
for the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,
18 that you may be in strength to comprehend, with all the holy ones, what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
having been rooted and grounded in love, so that ye may be able to grasp with all the sanctified what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
19 to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that you may be filled—to all the fullness of God;
and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.
20 and to Him who is able to do exceedingly [and] abundantly above all things that we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,
Now to him who is able to do above extraordinary-above all things that we ask or think-according to the power that works in us,
