Ephesians 3

Paul’s Stewardship

1For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I, PaulG3972, 1the prisonerG1198 of 2ChristG5547 JesusG2424 3forG5228 theG5228 sakeG5228 of you 4GentilesG1484-- 2ifG1487 indeedG1065 you have heardG191 of the 5administrationG3622 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 brieflyG1722G3641. 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 15mankindG444, as it has nowG3568 been revealedG601 to His holyG40 16apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396 17in the SpiritG4151; 6to be specific, that the GentilesG1484 are 18fellowG4789 heirsG4789 and 19fellowG4954 membersG4954 ofG4954 theG4954 bodyG4954, and 20fellowG4830 partakersG4830 of the promiseG1860 in 21ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughG1223 the gospelG2098, 722of whichG3739 I was madeG1096 a 23ministerG1249, accordingG2596 to the giftG1431 of 24God’sG2316 graceG5485 which was givenG1325 to me 25accordingG2596 to the workingG1753 of His powerG1411. 8To me, 26the veryG1646 leastG1646 of allG3956 27saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325, to 28preachG2097 to the GentilesG1484 the unfathomableG421 29richesG4149 of ChristG5547, 9and to 30enlightenG5461 allG3956 peopleG3956 as to whatG5101 the planG3622 of the 31mysteryG3466 is which for agesG165 has been 32hiddenG613 in GodG2316, 33who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 thatG2443 the multifacetedG4182 34wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 35madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 36rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 37the heavenlyG2032 places. 11This was in 38accordanceG2596 with the 39eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 40carriedG4160 outG4160 in 41ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 4243confidentG4006 44accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 45in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 46you not 47to becomeG1457 discouragedG1457 about my tribulationsG2347 48inG5228 your behalfG5228, 49since they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 50bendG2578 my kneesG1119 beforeG4314 the FatherG3962, 15from whomG3739 51everyG3956 familyG3965 in heavenG3772 and on earthG1093 derivesG3687 its nameG3687, 16that He would grantG1325 you, accordingG2596 to 52the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391, to beG2901 53strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 54the innerG2080 55selfG444, 17so that 56ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 57rootedG4492 and 58groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 59allG3956 the 60saintsG40 whatG5101 is 61the widthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 62the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 63surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 64filledG4137 to allG3956 the 65fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

2066NowG1161 to Him who is 67ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 68accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 2169to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 70foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.