Ephesians 3:5-21

5whichG3739 in otherG2087 generationsG1074 was not madeG1107 knownG1107 to 1mankindG444, as it has nowG3568 been revealedG601 to His holyG40 2apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396 3in the SpiritG4151; 6to be specific, that the GentilesG1484 are 4fellowG4789 heirsG4789 and 5fellowG4954 membersG4954 ofG4954 theG4954 bodyG4954, and 6fellowG4830 partakersG4830 of the promiseG1860 in 7ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughG1223 the gospelG2098, 78of whichG3739 I was madeG1096 a 9ministerG1249, accordingG2596 to the giftG1431 of 10God’sG2316 graceG5485 which was givenG1325 to me 11accordingG2596 to the workingG1753 of His powerG1411. 8To me, 12the veryG1646 leastG1646 of allG3956 13saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325, to 14preachG2097 to the GentilesG1484 the unfathomableG421 15richesG4149 of ChristG5547, 9and to 16enlightenG5461 allG3956 peopleG3956 as to whatG5101 the planG3622 of the 17mysteryG3466 is which for agesG165 has been 18hiddenG613 in GodG2316, 19who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 thatG2443 the multifacetedG4182 20wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 21madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 22rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 23the heavenlyG2032 places. 11This was in 24accordanceG2596 with the 25eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 26carriedG4160 outG4160 in 27ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 2829confidentG4006 30accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 31in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 32you not 33to becomeG1457 discouragedG1457 about my tribulationsG2347 34inG5228 your behalfG5228, 35since they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 36bendG2578 my kneesG1119 beforeG4314 the FatherG3962, 15from whomG3739 37everyG3956 familyG3965 in heavenG3772 and on earthG1093 derivesG3687 its nameG3687, 16that He would grantG1325 you, accordingG2596 to 38the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391, to beG2901 39strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 40the innerG2080 41selfG444, 17so that 42ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 43rootedG4492 and 44groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 45allG3956 the 46saintsG40 whatG5101 is 47the widthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 48the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 49surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 50filledG4137 to allG3956 the 51fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

2052NowG1161 to Him who is 53ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 54accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 2155to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 56foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.