Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 3

1ForG5228thisΤούτουToutouG3778causeIἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,theG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofG5228ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424inG5547behalfG5228ofG5228youG5210Gentilesἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484,—

2ifεἴeiG1487soG1519beG2316thatG191ye haveheardG191ofG2316theG3588dispensationofG2316thatG191graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588wasgivenG1325meG1325toG1519you-ward;

3howG3754thatG3754byG1722revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602wasmadeG1107knownG1107untomeG1473theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473wroteπροέγραψαproegrapsaG4270aforeinG1722fewὀλίγῳ,oligōG3641words,

4whereby,whenG1722yereadἀναγινώσκοντεςanaginōskontesG314, yecanδύνασθεdunastheG1410perceiveνοῆσαιnoēsaiG3539myG1722understandingσύνεσίνsunesinG4907inG1722theG3588mysteryμυστηρίῳmustēriōG3466ofG1722ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

5whichὃhoG3739inG1722otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074wasnotοὐκoukG3756madeG1107knownG1107untotheG3588sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207ofG5207menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,asὡςhōsG5613itG846hathnowνῦνnunG3568beenG2532revealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601untohisG846holyἁγίοιςhagioisG40apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andG2532prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396inG1722theG3588Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

6toG2532wit,thatG1510theG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484areG1510fellow-heirs,andG2532fellow-membersofG1223theG3588bodyσύσσωμαsussōmaG4954,andG2532fellow-partakersofG1223theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughG1223theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

7whereofIG1473wasmadeἐγενήθηνegenēthēnG1096aministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofG2316thatG3739graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3739wasgivenG1325meG1325accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753ofG2316hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411.

8UntomeG1325,whoG3588amἐμοὶemoiG1473less thantheG3956leastἐλαχιστοτέρῳelachistoterōG1646ofG5485allG3956saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40, wasthisαὕτη,hautēG3778graceχάριςcharisG5485givenG1325,toG1325preachεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097untotheG3956GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484theG3956unsearchablerichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG5485ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

9andG2532toG2532makeG2936allG3956menG3956seewhatG5101istheG3956dispensationofG575theG3956mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466whichG5101fromG575allG3956agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165hathbeenG2532hidinἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316whoG3588createdG2936allG3956thingsG3956;

10toG2443theταῖςtaisG3588intentthatG2443nowνῦνnunG3568untotheταῖςtaisG3588principalitiesἀρχαῖςarchaisG746andG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588powersἐξουσίαιςexousiaisG1849inἐνenG1722theτῆςtēsG3588heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesmightG2532beG2532madeG1107knownG1107throughG1223theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577theτοῦtouG3588manifoldπολυποίκιλοςpolupoikilosG4182wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

11accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588eternalαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165purposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286whichG3739heG3739purposedinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG2424LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962:

12inG1722whomG3739weG3739haveboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andG2532accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318inG1722confidenceG3954throughδιὰdiaG1223ourG2532faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inG1722himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

13WhereforeδιὸdioG1352IG1473askαἰτοῦμαιaitoumaiG154thatG3748ye faintnotμὴmēG3361atmyG1722tribulationsθλίψεσίνthlipsesinG2347forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5210,whichG3748areἐστὶνestinG1510yourG1722gloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

14ForπρὸςprosG4314thisΤούτουToutouG3778causeIG1473bowκάμπτωkamptōG2578myG2578kneesγόνατάgonataG1119untotheG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962,

15fromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739everyπᾶσαpasaG3956familyπατριὰpatriaG3965inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093isnamedὀνομάζεται,onomazetaiG3687,

16thatG2443heG846wouldG846grantδῷdōG1325youG5210,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG4151hisG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,thatG2443yemayG2443beG444strengthenedκραταιωθῆναιkrataiōthēnaiG2901withG1223powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411throughG1223hisG846SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inG1519theG3588inwardmanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444;

17thatG1722ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547mayG2532dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inG1722yourG2532heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;toG2532theG3588endthatG1722ye,beingὑμῶνhumōnG4771rootedandG2532groundedτεθεμελιωμένοι,tethemeliōmenoiG2311inG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

18mayG2532beG2532strongtoἵναinaG2443apprehendwithG1722allG3956theG3956saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40whatτίtiG5101istheG3956breadthπλάτοςplatosG4114andG2532lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372andG2532heightὕψοςhupsosG5311andG2532depthβάθος,bathosG899,

19andG2316toεἰςeisG1519knowγνῶναίgnōnaiG1097theG3956loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26ofG2316ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547whichG3588passethknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,thatG2443yemayG2443beG3956filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137untoallG3956theG3956fulnessofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20NowδὲdeG1161untohimG3739thatG3739isableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410toG1410doG4160exceedingabundantlyG4053aboveG5228allG3956thatG3739weG2249askαἰτούμεθαaitoumethaG154orἢēG2228thinkνοοῦμενnooumenG3539,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1410theG3956powerδύναμινdunaminG1411thatG3739workethinἐνenG1722usG4160,

21untohimαὐτῷautōG846beG2532theG3956gloryδόξαdoxaG1391inἐνenG1722theG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577andG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424untoallG3956generationsγενεὰςgeneasG1074forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165andG2532everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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