Ephesians 3
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles, —
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles;
2 if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;
If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:
3 how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore 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 whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
5 which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto 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 [to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
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 whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given 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 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 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 make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which from all ages hath been hid in God who created all things; (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 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church 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 boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13 Wherefore I ask that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which are 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 unto the Father,
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named,
16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward 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 Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,
18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth:
19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness 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 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 all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us;
