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Ephesians 3:9-21

9andtomakeallmenseewhatisthedispensationofthemysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466whichforagesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165hathbeenhidinGodθεῷtheōG2316whocreatedallthingsG3956;

10totheintentthatnowνῦνnunG3568untotheprincipalitiesandthepowersG1849intheheavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesmightbemadeG1107knownthroughthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577themanifoldwisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

11accordingκατὰkataG2596totheeternalpurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286whichhepurposedinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962:

12inwhomwehaveboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andaccessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318inconfidenceG3954throughourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inhim.

13WhereforeIaskG154thatyemaynotfaintatmytribulationsθλίψεσίνthlipsesinG2347foryou,whichareG1510yourgloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

14ForthiscauseIbowκάμπτωkamptōG2578mykneesG1119untotheFatherπατέραpateraG3962,

15fromwhomeveryfamilyπατριὰpatriaG3965inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andonearthγῆςgēsG1093isnamed,

16thathewouldgrantG1325you,accordingκατὰkataG2596totherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,thatyemaybestrengthenedκραταιωθῆναιkrataiōthēnaiG2901withpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411throughhisSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151intheinwardmanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444;

17thatChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547maydwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588throughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;totheendthatye,beingrootedandgroundedinloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

18maybestrongtoapprehendwithallthesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40whatisthebreadthπλάτοςplatosG4114andlengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372andheightὕψοςhupsosG5311anddepthβάθος,bathosG899,

19andtoknowγνῶναίgnōnaiG1097theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547whichpassethknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,thatyemaybefilledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137untoallthefulnessofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20NowδὲdeG1161untohimthatisableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410todoexceedingabundantlyaboveallthatweaskαἰτούμεθαaitoumethaG154orthink,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411thatworkethinus,

21untohimbethegloryδόξαdoxaG1391inthechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577andinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424untoallgenerationsγενεὰςgeneasG1074foreverandever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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