Revised Literal Translation
Ephesians 3
1For this causeG5484 IG1473 PaulG3972, the prisonerG3588G1198 of JesusG2424 ChristG3588G5547 forG5228 youG4771 GentilesG3588G1484, 2IfG1489 ye have heard ofG191 the dispensationG3588G3622 of the graceG3588G5485 of GodG3588G2316 whichG3588 is givenG1325 meG1473 toG1519 you-wardG4771: 3How thatG3754 byG2596 revelationG602 he made knownG1107 unto meG1473 the mysteryG3588G3466; (asG2531 I wrote aforeG4270 inG1722 few wordsG3641, 4WherebyG3739, whenG4314 ye readG314, ye mayG1410 understandG3539 myG1473 knowledgeG3588G4907 inG1722 the mysteryG3588G3466 of ChristG3588G5547) 5WhichG3739 inG1722 otherG2087 agesG1074 wasG1107 notG3756 made knownG1107 unto the sonsG3588G5207 of menG3588G444, asG5613 it isG601 nowG3568 revealedG601 untoG3588 hisG846 holyG40 apostlesG652 andG2532 prophetsG4396 byG1722 the SpiritG4151; 6ThatG3588 the GentilesG1484 should beG1510 fellowheirsG4789, andG2532 of the same bodyG4954, andG2532 partakersG4830 of hisG846 promiseG3588G1860 inG1722 ChristG3588G5547 byG1223 the gospelG3588G2098: 7
WhereofG3739 I was madeG1096 a ministerG1249, according toG2596 the giftG3588G1431 of the graceG3588G5485 of GodG3588G2316 givenG1325 unto meG1473 byG2596 the effectual workingG3588G1753 of hisG846 powerG3588G1411. 8Unto meG1473, who amG3588 less than the leastG1647 of allG3956 saintsG40, isG1325 thisG3778 graceG3588G5485 givenG1325, that I should preachG2097 amongG1722 the GentilesG3588G1484 the unsearchableG421 richesG4149 of ChristG3588G5547; 9AndG2532 to makeG5461 allG3956 men seeG5461 whatG5101 is the fellowshipG3588G2842 of the mysteryG3588G3466, whichG3588 fromG575 the beginning of the worldG3588G165 hath been hidG613 inG1722 GodG3588G2316, whoG3588 createdG2936 all thingsG3956 byG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547: 10To the intent thatG2443 nowG3568 unto the principalitiesG3588G746 andG2532 powersG3588G1849 inG1722 heavenlyG2032 places might be knownG1107 byG1223 the AssemblyG3588G1577 the manifoldG4182 wisdomG4678 of GodG3588G2316, 11According toG2596 the eternalG3588G165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 he purposedG4160 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG3588G2962: 12InG1722 whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3588G3954 andG2532 accessG3588G4318 withG1722 confidenceG4006 byG1223 the faithG3588G4102 of himG846.
13WhereforeG1352 I desireG154 that ye faintG1573 notG3361 atG1722 myG1473 tribulationsG3588G2347 forG5228 youG4771, whichG3748 isG1510 yourG4771 gloryG1391. 14
For this causeG5484 I bowG2578 myG1473 kneesG3588G1119 untoG4314 the FatherG3588G3962 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 15OfG1537 whomG3739 the wholeG3956 familyG3965 inG1722 heavenG3772 andG2532 earthG1093 is namedG3687, 16ThatG2443 he would grantG1325 youG4771, according toG2596 the richesG3588G4149 of hisG846 gloryG3588G1391, to be strengthenedG2901 with mightG1411 byG1223 hisG846 SpiritG3588G4151 inG1519 theG3588G444 innerG2080 manG3588G444; 17ThatG3588 ChristG5547 may dwellG2730 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG3588G2588 byG1223 faithG3588G4102; that ye, being rootedG4492 andG2532 groundedG2311 inG1722 loveG26, 18May be ableG1840 toG2443 comprehendG2638 withG4862 allG3956 saintsG40 whatG5101 is the breadthG3588G4114, andG2532 lengthG3372, andG2532 depthG899, andG2532 heightG5311; 19AndG5037 to knowG1097 the loveG26 of ChristG3588G5547, whichG3588 passethG5235 knowledgeG1108, thatG2443 ye might be filledG4137 withG1519 allG3956 the fulnessG3588G4138 of GodG3588G2316.
20NowG1161 unto him thatG3588 is ableG1410 toG5228 doG4160 exceeding abundantlyG1537 aboveG5228 allG3956 thatG3739 we askG154 orG2228 thinkG3539, according toG2596 the powerG3588G1411 thatG3588 workethG1754 inG1722 usG1473, 21Unto himG846 be gloryG3588G1391 inG1722 the AssemblyG3588G1577 byG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughoutG1519 allG3956 agesG3588G1074, worldG3588G165 without endG3588G165. AmenG281.
Commentaries on Ephesians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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