Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 3

1For this reasonΤούτου χάρινToutou charinG5484 G3778IἐγὼegōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,theὁhoG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424for the sake ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484...

2Surelyεἴ γεei geG1487 G1065you have heard aboutἠκούσατεēkousateG191theτὴνtēnG3588stewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622τῆςtēsG3588of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485τῆςtēsG3588that was givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325to meG1473forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,

3thatὅτιhotiG3754is,theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466made knownἐγνωρίσθηegnōristhēG1107to meG1473byκατὰkataG2596revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I have already writtenπροέγραψαproegrapsaG4270brieflyἐν ὀλίγῳ,en oligōG1722 G3641.

4InπρὸςprosG4314readingἀναγινώσκοντεςanaginōskontesG314this, thenὃhoG3739,you will be able toδύνασθεdunastheG1410understandνοῆσαιnoēsaiG3539myG1473τὴνtēnG3588insightσύνεσίνsunesinG4907intoἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588mysteryμυστηρίῳmustēriōG3466τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

5whichὃhoG3739was not made knownοὐκ ἐγνωρίσθηouk egnōristhēG3756 G1107to menυἱοῖς ἀνθρώπωνhuiois anthrōpōnG3588 G5207 G444in otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074asὡςhōsG5613it has now been revealedνῦν ἀπεκαλύφθηnun apekaluphthēG3568 G601byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151toG3588God’sαὐτοῦautouG846holyἁγίοιςhagioisG40apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andκαὶkaiG2532prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396.

6This mystery is thatthroughδιὰdiaG1223theτὰtaG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098theτῆςtēsG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484areG1510fellow heirsσυγκληρονόμαsugklēronomaG4789καὶkaiG2532,fellow members of the bodyσύσσωμαsussōmaG4954,andκαὶkaiG2532fellow partakersσυμμέτοχαsummetochaG4830of theτοῦtouG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

7I becameἐγενήθηνegenēthēnG1096a servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249ofοὗhouG3739this gospelbyκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431τῆςtēsG3588of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485τῆςtēsG3588,givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325meG1473throughκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411.

8Though I amτῷtōG3588less than the leastG1647of allπάντωνpantōnG3956thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,thisαὕτη,hautēG3778ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325meἐμοὶemoiG1473:to preachεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097to theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484theτὸtoG3588unsearchableἀνεξιχνίαστονanexichniastonG421richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

9andκαὶkaiG2532to illuminateφωτίσαιphōtisaiG5461for everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956τίςtisG5101theἡhēG3588stewardshipοἰκονομίαoikonomiaG3622ofτοῦtouG3588thismysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466,whichτοῦtouG3588forἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588ages pastαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165was kept hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένουapokekrummenouG613inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588createdκτίσαντιktisantiG2936τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956.

10His purpose wasthatἵναinaG2443nowνῦνnunG3568,throughδιὰdiaG1223theταῖςtaisG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,theταῖςtaisG3588manifoldπολυποίκιλοςpolupoikilosG4182wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678τοῖςtoisG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316should be made knownγνωρισθῇgnōristhēaG1107to theτῆςtēsG3588rulersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588authoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiaisG1849inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032,

11according toκατὰkataG2596theeternalτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165purposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286thatἣνhēnG3739He accomplishedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

12InἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739andthroughδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846we mayἔχομενechomenG2192enter God’s presenceπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318τῆςtēsG3588with boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andκαὶ ἐνkai enG2532 G1722confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006.

13SoδιὸdioG1352I askαἰτοῦμαιaitoumaiG154younotμὴmēG3361to be discouragedἐγκακεῖνegkakeinG1573because ofἐνenG1722myG1473ταῖςtaisG3588sufferingsθλίψεσίνthlipsesinG2347forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,whichἥτιςhētisG3748areἐστὶνestinG1510yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771gloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

14...for this reasonΤούτου χάρινToutou charinG5484 G3778I bowκάμπτωkamptōG2578myG1473τὰtaG3588kneesγόνατάgonataG1119beforeπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962,

15fromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739everyπᾶσαpasaG3956familyπατριὰpatriaG3965inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093derives its nameὀνομάζεται,onomazetaiG3687.

16I askthatἵναinaG2443out ofκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391He mayδῷdōG1325strengthenκραταιωθῆναιkrataiōthēnaiG2901youὑμῖνhuminG4771with powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411throughδιὰdiaG1223HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inεἰςeisG1519yourτὸνtonG3588innerἔσωesōG2080beingἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,

17so thatτὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547may dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588throughδιὰdiaG1223ταῖςtaisG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102. Thenyou, being rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andκαὶkaiG2532groundedτεθεμελιωμένοι,tethemeliōmenoiG2311inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

18ἵναinaG2443will have powerἐξισχύσητεexischusēteG1840,together withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,to comprehendκαταλαβέσθαιkatalabesthaiG2638τίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372andκαὶkaiG2532widthπλάτοςplatosG4114andκαὶkaiG2532heightὕψοςhupsosG5311andκαὶkaiG2532depthβάθος,bathosG899

19of the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26τὴνtēnG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,andτεteG5037to knowγνῶναίgnōnaiG1097this love thatτῆςtēsG3588surpassesὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235τοῦtouG3588knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,thatἵναinaG2443you may be filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withεἰςeisG1519allπᾶνpanG3956theτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20NowδὲdeG1161to Him whoΤῷTōG3588is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160immeasurablyὑπὲρhuperG5228more thanὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228allπάνταpantaG3956ὧνhōnG3739we askαἰτούμεθαaitoumethaG154orἢēG2228imagineνοοῦμενnooumenG3539,according toκατὰkataG2596HisτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411thatτὴνtēnG3588isat workἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754withinἐνenG1722usG1473,

21to HimαὐτῷautōG846betheἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughoutεἰςeisG1519allπάσαςpasasG3956τὰςtasG3588generationsγενεὰςgeneasG1074,foreverτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

Commentaries on Ephesians 3