Ephesians 3

Paul’s Stewardship

1For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I, PaulG3972, 1the prisonerG1198 of 2ChristG5547 JesusG2424 3for the sakeG5228 of you 4GentilesG1484-- 2ifG1487 indeedG1065 you have heardG191 of the 5stewardshipG3622 of God’sG2316 graceG5485 which was givenG1325 to me for you; 36that 7by revelationG602 there was 8madeG1107 knownG1107 to me 9the mysteryG3466, 10as I wroteG4270 beforeG4270 in briefG3641. 411By referring to thisG3739, when you readG314 you canG1410 understandG3539 12my insightG4907 13into the 14mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, 5whichG3739 in otherG2087 generationsG1074 was not madeG1107 knownG1107 to the sonsG5207 of menG444, as it has nowG3568 been revealedG601 to His holyG40 15apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396 16in the SpiritG4151; 6to be specific, that the GentilesG1484 are 17fellowG4789 heirsG4789 and 18fellowG4954 membersG4954 of the bodyG4954, and 19fellowG4830 partakersG4830 of the promiseG1860 in 20ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughG1223 the gospelG2098, 721of whichG3739 I was madeG1096 a 22ministerG1249, accordingG2596 to the giftG1431 of 23God’sG2316 graceG5485 which was givenG1325 to me 24accordingG2596 to the workingG1753 of His powerG1411. 8To me, 25the veryG1646 leastG1646 of allG3956 26saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325, to 27preachG2097 to the GentilesG1484 the unfathomableG421 28richesG4149 of ChristG5547, 9and to 29bringG5461 to lightG5461 whatG5101 is the administrationG3622 of the 30mysteryG3466 which for agesG165 has been 31hiddenG613 in GodG2316 32who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 that the manifoldG4182 33wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 34madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 35rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 36the heavenlyG2032 places. 11This was in 37accordanceG2596 with the 38eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 39carriedG4160 out in 40ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 4142confidentG4006 43accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 44in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 45you not 46to loseG1457 heartG1457 at my tribulationsG2347 47on your behalfG5228, 48for they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 49bowG2578 my kneesG1119 beforeG4314 the FatherG3962, 15from whomG3739 50everyG3956 familyG3965 in heavenG3772 and on earthG1093 derivesG3687 its nameG3687, 16that He would grantG1325 you, accordingG2596 to 51the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391, to be 52strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 53the innerG2080 manG444, 17so that 54ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 55rootedG4492 and 56groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 57allG3956 the 58saintsG40 whatG5101 is 59the breadthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 60the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 61surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 62filledG4137 up to allG3956 the 63fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

2064NowG1161 to Him who is 65ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 66accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 2167to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 68foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.