New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 3

Paul’s Stewardship

1For thisΤούτουToutouG3778reasonχάρινcharinG5484I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,the prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424for the sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228of youGentilesἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484--

2ifεἴeiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of thestewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485which was givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325to me for you;

3thatby revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602there wasmadeG1107knownG1107to methe mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466,as I wroteG4270beforeG4270in briefὀλίγῳ,oligōG3641.

4By referring to thisὃhoG3739,when you readἀναγινώσκοντεςanaginōskontesG314you canδύνασθεdunastheG1410understandνοῆσαιnoēsaiG3539my insightσύνεσίνsunesinG4907into themysteryμυστηρίῳmustēriōG3466of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

5whichὃhoG3739in otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074was not madeG1107knownG1107to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,as it has nowνῦνnunG3568been revealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601to His holyἁγίοιςhagioisG40apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652and prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396in the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

6to be specific,that the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484arefellowG4789heirsG4789andfellowG4954membersG4954of the bodyG4954, andfellowG4830partakersG4830of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughδιὰdiaG1223the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

7of whichοὗhouG3739I was madeἐγενήθηνegenēthēnG1096aministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485which was givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325to meaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of His powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411.

8To me,the veryἐλαχιστοτέρῳelachistoterōG1646leastG1646of allπάντωνpantōnG3956saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,thisαὕτη,hautēG3778graceχάριςcharisG5485was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325, topreachεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484the unfathomableἀνεξιχνίαστονanexichniastonG421richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

9and tobringG5461to lightG5461whatτίςtisG5101is the administrationοἰκονομίαoikonomiaG3622of themysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466which for agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165has beenhiddenἀποκεκρυμμένουapokekrummenouG613in GodθεῷtheōG2316who createdκτίσαντιktisantiG2936allπάνταςpantasG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956;

10soἵναinaG2443that the manifoldπολυποίκιλοςpolupoikilosG4182wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316might nowνῦνnunG3568bemadeG1107knownG1107throughδιὰdiaG1223the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577to therulersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746and the authoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiaisG1849inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032places.

11This was inaccordanceκατὰkataG2596with theeternalαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165purposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286whichἣνhēnG3739HecarriedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160out inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,

12in whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andconfidentπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in Him.

13ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I askαἰτοῦμαιaitoumaiG154you notto loseG1457heartG1457at my tribulationsθλίψεσίνthlipsesinG2347on your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,for they are your gloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

14For thisΤούτουToutouG3778reasonχάρινcharinG5484IbowκάμπτωkamptōG2578my kneesγόνατάgonataG1119beforeπρὸςprosG4314the FatherπατέραpateraG3962,

15from whomοὗhouG3739everyπᾶσαpasaG3956familyπατριὰpatriaG3965in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772and on earthγῆςgēsG1093derivesG3687its nameG3687,

16that He would grantδῷdōG1325you, accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391, to bestrengthenedκραταιωθῆναιkrataiōthēnaiG2901with powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411throughδιὰdiaG1223His SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inthe innerἔσωesōG2080manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,

17so thatChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547may dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102; and that you, beingrootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andgroundedτεθεμελιωμένοι,tethemeliōmenoiG2311in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

18may be ableἐξισχύσητεexischusēteG1840to comprehendκαταλαβέσθαιkatalabesthaiG2638withallπᾶσινpasinG3956thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40whatτίtiG5101isthe breadthπλάτοςplatosG4114and lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372and heightὕψοςhupsosG5311and depthβάθος,bathosG899,

19and to knowγνῶναίgnōnaiG1097the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547whichsurpassesὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108, that you may befilledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137up to allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20NowδὲdeG1161to Him who isableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160farG5238moreG5238abundantlyG5238beyondG5228allπάνταpantaG3956that we askαἰτούμεθαaitoumethaG154orἢēG2228thinkνοοῦμενnooumenG3539,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411that worksἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754withinἐνenG1722us,

21to Him bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391in the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577and in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to allπάσαςpasasG3956generationsγενεὰςgeneasG1074foreverαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Paul’s Stewardship

Commentaries on Ephesians 3