New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 3:9-21

9and to 1bringG5461 to lightG5461 whatG5101 is the administrationG3622 of the 2mysteryG3466 which for agesG165 has been 3hiddenG613 in GodG2316 4who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 that the manifoldG4182 5wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 6madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 7rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 8the heavenlyG2032 places. 11This was in 9accordanceG2596 with the 10eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 11carriedG4160 out in 12ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 13 14confidentG4006 15accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 16in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 17you not 18to loseG1457 heartG1457 at my tribulationsG2347 19on your behalfG5228, 20for they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 21bowG2578 my kneesG1119 beforeG4314 the FatherG3962, 15from whomG3739 22everyG3956 familyG3965 in heavenG3772 and on earthG1093 derivesG3687 its nameG3687, 16that He would grantG1325 you, accordingG2596 to 23the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391, to be 24strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 25the innerG2080 manG444, 17so that 26ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 27rootedG4492 and 28groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 29allG3956 the 30saintsG40 whatG5101 is 31the breadthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 32the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 33surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 34filledG4137 up to allG3956 the 35fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

20 36NowG1161 to Him who is 37ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 38accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 21 39to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 40foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

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Notes

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

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