Ephesians 3
1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles;
2 if, indeed, you heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,
If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:
3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few [words]—
How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words;
4 in regard to which you are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,
As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of 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 known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
6 that the nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,
That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and co-partners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel:
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 am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation 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, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches 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 enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things: (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,
That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,
According to the eternal purpose, 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 with confidence by the faith of him.
13 for this reason, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
For this cause 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,
Of whom all paternity in heaven and 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,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man,
17 that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, having been rooted and founded in love,
That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,
18 that you may be in strength to comprehend, with all the holy ones, what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth:
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;
To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fulness 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 all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us;
