Revised Literal Translation

Ephesians 3

1ΤούτουToutouG3778For this causeχάρινcharinG5484IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,the prisonerὁ δέσμιοςho desmiosG3588 G1198of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶν·tōn ethnōnG3588 G1484,

2IfG1489ye have heard ofἠκούσατεēkousateG191the dispensationτὴν οἰκονομίανtēn oikonomianG3588 G3622of the graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316whichτῆςtēsG3588is givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325meG1473toεἰςeisG1519you-wardὑμᾶςhumasG4771:

3How thatὅτιhotiG3754byκατὰkataG2596revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602he made knownἐγνωρίσθηegnōristhēG1107unto meG1473the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466; (asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I wrote aforeπροέγραψαproegrapsaG4270inἐνenG1722few wordsὀλίγῳ,oligōG3641,

4WherebyὃhoG3739,whenπρὸςprosG4314ye readἀναγινώσκοντεςanaginōskontesG314,ye mayδύνασθεdunastheG1410understandνοῆσαιnoēsaiG3539myG1473knowledgeτὴν σύνεσίνtēn sunesinG3588 G4907inἐνenG1722the mysteryτῷ μυστηρίῳtō mustēriōG3588 G3466of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547)

5WhichὃhoG3739inG1722otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087agesγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074wasG1107notοὐκoukG3756made knownG1107unto the sonsτοῖς υἱοῖςtois huioisG3588 G5207of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444,asὡςhōsG5613it isG601nowνῦνnunG3568revealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601untoτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846holyἁγίοιςhagioisG40apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andκαὶkaiG2532prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396byG1722the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

6ThatG3588the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484should beG1510fellowheirsσυγκληρονόμαsugklēronomaG4789,andκαὶkaiG2532of the same bodyσύσσωμαsussōmaG4954,andκαὶkaiG2532partakersσυμμέτοχαsummetochaG4830of hisG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588 G1860inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG3588 G5547byδιὰdiaG1223the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG3588 G2098:

7τὴνtēnG3588WhereofοὗhouG3739I was madeἐγενήθηνegenēthēnG1096a ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,according toκατὰkataG2596the giftδωρεὰν τῆςdōrean tēsG3588 G1431of the graceχάριτος τοῦcharitos touG3588 G5485of Godθεοῦ τῆςtheou tēsG3588 G2316givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325unto meG1473byκατὰkataG2596the effectual workingτὴν ἐνέργειανtēn energeianG3588 G1753of hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846powerτῆς δυνάμεωςtēs dunameōsG3588 G1411.

8G3588G3588Unto meἐμοὶemoiG1473,who amG3588less than the leastG1647of allπάντωνpantōnG3956saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,isG1325thisαὕτη,hautēG3778graceχάριςcharisG3588 G5485givenG1325,that I should preachεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097amongG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG3588 G1484the unsearchableἀνεξιχνίαστονanexichniastonG421richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547;

9ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532to makeG5461allπάνταςpantasG3956menseeG5461whatτίςtisG5101isthe fellowshipτοῦtouG3588 G2842of the mysteryμυστηρίου τοῦmustēriou touG3588 G3466,whichτῶνtōnG3588fromἀπὸapoG575the beginning of the worldαἰώνων τῷaiōnōn tōG3588 G165hath been hidἀποκεκρυμμένουapokekrummenouG613inἐνenG1722Godθεῷ τῷtheō tōG3588 G2316,whoτὰtaG3588createdκτίσαντιktisantiG2936all thingsπάνταpantaG3956byG1223JesusG2424ChristG5547:

10ταῖςtaisG3588ταῖςtaisG3588To the intent thatἵναinaG2443nowνῦνnunG3568unto the principalitiesἀρχαῖς τοῖςarchais toisG3588 G746andκαὶkaiG2532powersἐξουσίαις τῆςexousiais tēsG3588 G1849inἐνenG1722heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesmight be knownγνωρισθῇgnōristhēaG1107byδιὰdiaG1223the Assemblyἐκκλησίας ἡekklēsias hēG3588 G1577the manifoldπολυποίκιλοςpolupoikilosG4182wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,

11According toκατὰkataG2596the eternalαἰώνων,aiōnōnG3588 G165purposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286whichἣνhēnG3739he purposedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962:

12InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3588 G3954andκαὶkaiG2532accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG3588 G4318withἐνenG1722confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006byδιὰdiaG1223the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG3588 G4102of himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

13WhereforeδιὸdioG1352I desireαἰτοῦμαιaitoumaiG154that ye faintἐγκακεῖνegkakeinG1573notμὴmēG3361atἐνenG1722myG1473tribulationsταῖς θλίψεσίνtais thlipsesinG3588 G2347forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771gloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

14ΤούτουToutouG3778For this causeχάρινcharinG5484I bowκάμπτωkamptōG2578myG1473kneesγόνατάgonataG3588 G1119untoπρὸςprosG4314the FatherπατέραpateraG3588 G3962of ourG1473LordG3588 G2962JesusG2424ChristG5547,

15OfἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956familyπατριὰpatriaG3965inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093is namedὀνομάζεται,onomazetaiG3687,

16ThatἵναinaG2443he would grantδῷdōG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771,according toκατὰkataG2596the richesπλοῦτοςploutosG3588 G4149of hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG3588 G1391,to be strengthenedκραταιωθῆναιkrataiōthēnaiG2901with mightδυνάμειdunameiG1411byδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG3588 G4151inεἰςeisG1519theG3588 G444innerἔσωesōG2080manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG3588 G444;

17ThatτὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547may dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsτῆς καρδίαιςtēs kardiaisG3588 G2588byδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως ταῖςpisteōs taisG3588 G4102;that ye, being rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andκαὶkaiG2532groundedτεθεμελιωμένοι,tethemeliōmenoiG2311inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

18τοῖςtoisG3588May be ableἐξισχύσητεexischusēteG1840toἵναinaG2443comprehendκαταλαβέσθαιkatalabesthaiG2638withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40whatτίtiG5101isthe breadthτὸ πλάτοςto platosG3588 G4114,andκαὶkaiG2532lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372,andκαὶkaiG2532depthβάθος,bathosG899,andκαὶkaiG2532heightὕψοςhupsosG5311;

19τὴνtēnG3588AndτεteG5037to knowγνῶναίgnōnaiG1097the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26of Christτῆς Χριστοῦ,tēs ChristouG3588 G5547,whichτοῦtouG3588passethὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,thatἵναinaG2443ye might be filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withεἰςeisG1519allπᾶνpanG3956the fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

20NowδὲdeG1161unto him thatΤῷTōG3588is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410toὑπὲρhuperG5228doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160exceeding abundantlyὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG1537aboveὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228allπάνταpantaG3956thatὧνhōnG3739we askαἰτούμεθαaitoumethaG154orἢēG2228thinkνοοῦμενnooumenG3539,according toκατὰkataG2596the powerτὴν δύναμινtēn dunaminG3588 G1411thatτὴνtēnG3588workethἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754inἐνenG1722usG1473,

21Unto himαὐτῷautōG846begloryἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588 G1391inἐνenG1722the Assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳtēa ekklēsiaG3588 G1577byἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughoutεἰςeisG1519allπάσαςpasasG3956agesτὰς γενεὰςtas geneasG3588 G1074,worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165without endτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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