{"book":"Ephesians","slug":"ephesians","ch":3,"genre":"letter","sub":"Ephesians","prev":"ephesians/2","next":"ephesians/4","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles","f":["This train of thought is continued in verse 14."],"h":"The Mystery of the Gospel","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"that [is], the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by [the] Spirit to [God’s] holy apostles and prophets.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"[This mystery is that] through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"I became a servant of [this gospel] by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"[Though I am] less than the least of all [the] saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of [this] mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.","f":["NE and WH and to illuminate the stewardship; TR and to illuminate for everyone the fellowship"]},{"v":10,"t":"[ His purpose was ] that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"according to [the] eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"In Him [and] through faith in Him we may enter [ God’s ] presence with boldness and confidence.","f":["Or through His faithfulness"],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"So I ask [you] not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,","f":["BYZ and TR before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,"],"h":"Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"[I ask] that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in [your] inner being,","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. [Then] you, being rooted and grounded in love,","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"of the love of Christ, and to know [this love that] surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"Now to [Him] who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to [His] power that [is] at work within us,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"to Him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever [and] ever. Amen.","f":[]}]}