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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 9enlightenG5461 allG3956 peopleG3956 as to whatG5101 the planG3622 of the 10mysteryG3466 is which for agesG165 has been 11hiddenG613 in GodG2316, 12who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 thatG2443 the multifacetedG4182 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 outG4160 in 20ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 2122confidentG4006 23accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 24in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 25you not 26to becomeG1457 discouragedG1457 about my tribulationsG2347 27inG5228 your behalfG5228, 28since they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 29bendG2578 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 beG2901 32strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 33the innerG2080 34selfG444, 17so that 35ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 36rootedG4492 and 37groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 38allG3956 the 39saintsG40 whatG5101 is 40the widthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 41the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 42surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 43filledG4137 to allG3956 the 44fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

2045NowG1161 to Him who is 46ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 47accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 2148to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 49foreverG165 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 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  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 One early ms bring to light what ↩
  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 3:16 Lit person ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 3:17 John 14:23; Rom 8:9f; 2 Cor 13:5; Eph 2:22 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 3:17 1 Cor 3:6; Col 2:7 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 3:17 Col 1:23 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 3:18 Eph 1:15 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 3:18 See note v 8 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 3:18 Job 11:8f ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 3:19 Rom 8:35, 39 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 3:19 Phil 4:7 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 3:19 Col 2:10 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 3:19 Eph 1:23 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 3:20 Rom 16:25 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 3:20 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 3:20 Eph 3:7 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 3:21 Rom 11:36 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 3:21 Lit of the age of the ages ↩

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