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Ephesians 3:2-11

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.

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