New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 3:7-21

7 1of which I was made a 2minister, according to the gift of 3God’s grace which was given to me 4according to the working of His power. 8To me, 5the very least of all 6saints, this grace was given, to 7preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable 8riches of Christ, 9and to 9enlighten all people as to what the plan of the 10mystery is which for ages has been 11hidden in God, 12who created all things; 10so that the multifaceted 13wisdom of God might now be 14made known through the church to the 15rulers and the authorities in 16the heavenly places. 11This was in 17accordance with the 18eternal purpose which He 19carried out in 20Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have boldness and 21 22confident 23access through faith 24in Him. 13Therefore I ask 25you not 26to become discouraged about my tribulations 27in your behalf, 28since they are your glory.

14For this reason I 29bend my knees before the Father, 15from whom 30every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16that He would grant you, according to 31the riches of His glory, to be 32strengthened with power through His Spirit in 33the inner 34self, 17so that 35Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being 36rooted and 37grounded in love, 18may be able to comprehend with 38all the 39saints what is 40the width and length and height and depth, 19and to know 41the love of Christ which 42surpasses knowledge, that you may be 43filled to all the 44fullness of God.

20 45Now to Him who is 46able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, 47according to the power that works within us, 21 48to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations 49forever and ever. Amen.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
2. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
3. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
4. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
5. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
6. Ephesians 3:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
7. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
8. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
9. Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what ↩
10. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
11. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
12. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩
13. Ephesians 3:10 Rom 11:33; 1 Cor 2:7 ↩
14. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:23; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
15. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15 ↩
16. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:3 ↩
17. Ephesians 3:11 Eph 1:11 ↩
18. Ephesians 3:11 Lit purpose of the ages ↩
19. Ephesians 3:11 Or formed ↩
20. Ephesians 3:11 Gal 5:24; Eph 3:1 ↩
21. Ephesians 3:12 Lit access in confidence ↩
22. Ephesians 3:12 2 Cor 3:4; Heb 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1 John 2:28; 3:21 ↩
23. Ephesians 3:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
24. Ephesians 3:12 Lit of Him ↩
25. Ephesians 3:13 Or that I may not lose ↩
26. Ephesians 3:13 2 Cor 4:1 ↩
27. Ephesians 3:13 Eph 3:1 ↩
28. Ephesians 3:13 Lit which are ↩
29. Ephesians 3:14 Phil 2:10 ↩
30. Ephesians 3:15 Or the whole ↩
31. Ephesians 3:16 Eph 1:18; 3:8 ↩
32. Ephesians 3:16 1 Cor 16:13; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11 ↩
33. Ephesians 3:16 Rom 7:22 ↩
34. Ephesians 3:16 Lit person ↩
35. Ephesians 3:17 John 14:23; Rom 8:9f; 2 Cor 13:5; Eph 2:22 ↩
36. Ephesians 3:17 1 Cor 3:6; Col 2:7 ↩
37. Ephesians 3:17 Col 1:23 ↩
38. Ephesians 3:18 Eph 1:15 ↩
39. Ephesians 3:18 See note v 8 ↩
40. Ephesians 3:18 Job 11:8f ↩
41. Ephesians 3:19 Rom 8:35, 39 ↩
42. Ephesians 3:19 Phil 4:7 ↩
43. Ephesians 3:19 Col 2:10 ↩
44. Ephesians 3:19 Eph 1:23 ↩
45. Ephesians 3:20 Rom 16:25 ↩
46. Ephesians 3:20 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
47. Ephesians 3:20 Eph 3:7 ↩
48. Ephesians 3:21 Rom 11:36 ↩
49. Ephesians 3:21 Lit of the age of the ages ↩

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