New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 3:9-21

9and to 1enlightenG5461 allG3956 peopleG3956 as to whatG5101 the planG3622 of the 2mysteryG3466 is which for agesG165 has been 3hiddenG613 in GodG2316, 4who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956; 10soG2443 thatG2443 the multifacetedG4182 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 outG4160 in 12ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 13 14confidentG4006 15accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 16in Him. 13ThereforeG1352 I askG154 17you not 18to becomeG1457 discouragedG1457 about my tribulationsG2347 19inG5228 your behalfG5228, 20since they are your gloryG1391.

14For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I 21bendG2578 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 beG2901 24strengthenedG2901 with powerG1411 throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 in 25the innerG2080 26selfG444, 17so that 27ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 in your heartsG2588 throughG1223 faithG4102; and that you, being 28rootedG4492 and 29groundedG2311 in loveG26, 18may be ableG1840 to comprehendG2638 with 30allG3956 the 31saintsG40 whatG5101 is 32the widthG4114 and lengthG3372 and heightG5311 and depthG899, 19and to knowG1097 33the loveG26 of ChristG5547 which 34surpassesG5235 knowledgeG1108, that you may be 35filledG4137 to allG3956 the 36fullnessG4138 of GodG2316.

20 37NowG1161 to Him who is 38ableG1410 to doG4160 farG5238 moreG5238 abundantlyG5238 beyondG5228 allG3956 that we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, 39accordingG2596 to the powerG1411 that worksG1754 withinG1722 us, 21 40to Him be the gloryG1391 in the churchG1577 and in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to allG3956 generationsG1074 41foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what ↩
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 3:16 Lit person ↩
27. Ephesians 3:17 John 14:23; Rom 8:9f; 2 Cor 13:5; Eph 2:22 ↩
28. Ephesians 3:17 1 Cor 3:6; Col 2:7 ↩
29. Ephesians 3:17 Col 1:23 ↩
30. Ephesians 3:18 Eph 1:15 ↩
31. Ephesians 3:18 See note v 8 ↩
32. Ephesians 3:18 Job 11:8f ↩
33. Ephesians 3:19 Rom 8:35, 39 ↩
34. Ephesians 3:19 Phil 4:7 ↩
35. Ephesians 3:19 Col 2:10 ↩
36. Ephesians 3:19 Eph 1:23 ↩
37. Ephesians 3:20 Rom 16:25 ↩
38. Ephesians 3:20 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
39. Ephesians 3:20 Eph 3:7 ↩
40. Ephesians 3:21 Rom 11:36 ↩
41. Ephesians 3:21 Lit of the age of the ages ↩

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