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Ephesians 3:7-21

71of whichG3739 I was madeG1096 a 2ministerG1249, accordingG2596 to the giftG1431 of 3God’sG2316 graceG5485 which was givenG1325 to me 4accordingG2596 to the workingG1753 of His powerG1411. 8To me, 5the veryG1646 leastG1646 of allG3956 6saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325, to 7preachG2097 to the GentilesG1484 the unfathomableG421 8richesG4149 of ChristG5547, 9and to 9bringG5461 to lightG5461 whatG5101 is the administrationG3622 of the 10mysteryG3466 which for agesG165 has been 11hiddenG613 in GodG2316 12who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 that the manifoldG4182 13wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 14madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 15rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 16the heavenlyG2032 places. 11This was in 17accordanceG2596 with the 18eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 19carriedG4160 out in 20ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 2122confidentG4006 23accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 24in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 25you not 26to loseG1457 heartG1457 at my tribulationsG2347 27on your behalfG5228, 28for they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 29bowG2578 my kneesG1119 beforeG4314 the FatherG3962, 15from whomG3739 30everyG3956 familyG3965 in heavenG3772 and on earthG1093 derivesG3687 its nameG3687, 16that He would grantG1325 you, accordingG2596 to 31the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391, to be 32strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 33the innerG2080 manG444, 17so that 34ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 35rootedG4492 and 36groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 37allG3956 the 38saintsG40 whatG5101 is 39the breadthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 40the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 41surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 42filledG4137 up to allG3956 the 43fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

2044NowG1161 to Him who is 45ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 46accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 2147to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 48foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 3:8 Or holy ones ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 3:9 Two early mss read make all know ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 3:10 Rom 11:33; 1 Cor 2:7 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:23; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:3 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 3:11 Eph 1:11 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 3:11 Lit purpose of the ages ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 3:11 Or formed ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 3:11 Gal 5:24; Eph 3:1 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 3:12 Lit access in confidence ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 3:12 2 Cor 3:4; Heb 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1 John 2:28; 3:21 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 3:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 3:12 Lit of Him ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 3:13 Or that I may not lose ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 3:13 2 Cor 4:1 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 3:13 Eph 3:1 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 3:13 Lit which are ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 3:14 Phil 2:10 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 3:15 Or the whole ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 3:16 Eph 1:18; 3:8 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 3:16 1 Cor 16:13; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 3:16 Rom 7:22 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 3:17 John 14:23; Rom 8:9f; 2 Cor 13:5; Eph 2:22 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 3:17 1 Cor 3:6; Col 2:7 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 3:17 Col 1:23 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 3:18 Eph 1:15 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 3:18 V 8, note 1 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 3:18 Job 11:8f ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 3:19 Rom 8:35, 39 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 3:19 Phil 4:7 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 3:19 Col 2:10 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 3:19 Eph 1:23 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 3:20 Rom 16:25 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 3:20 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 3:20 Eph 3:7 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 3:21 Rom 11:36 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 3:21 Lit of the age of the ages ↩

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