Ephesians 3

1For this reasonG5484G3778 IG1473, PaulG3972, theG3588 prisonerG1198 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for the sake ofG5228 youG4771 GentilesG1484...1

2SurelyG1487G1065 you have heard aboutG191 theG3588 stewardshipG3622 of God’sG2316 graceG5485 that was givenG1325 to meG1473 forG1519 youG4771, 3thatG3754 is, theG3588 mysteryG3466 made knownG1107 to meG1473 byG2596 revelationG602, asG2531 I have already writtenG4270 brieflyG1722G3641. 4InG4314 readingG314 this, thenG3739, you will be able toG1410 understandG3539 myG1473 insightG4907 intoG1722 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, 5whichG3739 was not made knownG3756G1107 to menG3588G5207G444 in otherG2087 generationsG1074 asG5613 it has now been revealedG3568G601 byG1722 the SpiritG4151 toG3588 God’s holyG40 apostlesG652 andG2532 prophetsG4396. 6This mystery is that throughG1223 theG3588 gospelG2098 theG3588 GentilesG1484 areG1510 fellow heirsG4789, fellow members of the bodyG4954, andG2532 fellow partakersG4830 of theG3588 promiseG1860 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

7I becameG1096 a servantG1249 ofG3739 this gospel byG2596 theG3588 giftG1431 of God’sG2316 graceG5485, givenG1325 meG1473 throughG2596 theG3588 workingG1753 ofG3588 HisG846 powerG1411. 8Though I am less than the leastG1647 of allG3956 the saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325 meG1473: to preachG2097 to theG3588 GentilesG1484 theG3588 unsearchableG421 richesG4149 of ChristG5547, 9andG2532 to illuminateG5461 for everyoneG3956 theG3588 stewardshipG36222 ofG3588 this mysteryG3466, whichG3588 forG575 ages pastG165 was kept hiddenG613 inG1722 GodG2316, whoG3588 createdG2936 all thingsG3956. 10His purpose was thatG2443 nowG3568, throughG1223 theG3588 churchG1577, theG3588 manifoldG4182 wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 should be made knownG1107 to theG3588 rulersG746 andG2532 authoritiesG1849 inG1722 theG3588 heavenly realmsG2032, 11according toG2596 the eternalG3588G165 purposeG4286 thatG3739 He accomplishedG4160 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962.

12InG1722 HimG3739 and throughG1223 faithG4102 in HimG8463 we mayG2192 enter God’s presenceG4318 with boldnessG3954 andG2532G1722 confidenceG4006. 13SoG1352 I askG154 you notG3361 to be discouragedG1573 because ofG1722 myG1473 sufferingsG2347 forG5228 youG4771, whichG3748 areG1510 yourG4771 gloryG1391.

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

14... for this reasonG5484G3778 I bowG2578 myG1473 kneesG1119 beforeG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962,4 15fromG1537 whomG3739 everyG3956 familyG3965 inG1722 heavenG3772 andG2532 onG1909 earthG1093 derives its nameG3687. 16I ask thatG2443 out ofG2596 theG3588 richesG4149 ofG3588 HisG846 gloryG1391 He mayG1325 strengthenG2901 youG4771 with powerG1411 throughG1223 HisG846 SpiritG4151 inG1519 your innerG2080 beingG444, 17so thatG3588 ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102. Then you, being rootedG4492 andG2532 groundedG2311 inG1722 loveG26, 18will have powerG1840, together withG4862 allG3956 theG3588 saintsG40, to comprehendG2638 theG3588 lengthG3372 andG2532 widthG4114 andG2532 heightG5311 andG2532 depthG899 19of the loveG26 of ChristG5547, andG5037 to knowG1097 this love that surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, thatG2443 you may be filledG4137 withG1519 allG3956 theG3588 fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

20NowG1161 to Him whoG3588 is ableG1410 to doG4160 immeasurablyG5228 more thanG5228 allG3956 we askG154 orG2228 imagineG3539, according toG2596 His powerG1411 thatG3588 is at workG1754 withinG1722 usG1473, 21to HimG846 be theG3588 gloryG1391 inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577 andG2532 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughoutG1519 allG3956 generationsG1074, foreverG3588G165 and everG165. AmenG281.