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[1] For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, [2] if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you, [3] how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words, [4] by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ, [5] which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit, [6] that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News, [7] of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power. [8] To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, [9] and to make all men see what is the administration‡ of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ, [10] to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places, [11] according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. [12] In him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him. [13] Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory. [14] For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, [15] from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, [16] that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, [17] that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, [18] may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, [19] and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. [20] Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, [21] to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:9 reads “fellowship” instead of “administration”
King James Version

The Apostle of this Gospel

[1] For G5484 this G5127 cause G5484 I G1473 Paul, G3972 the G3588 prisoner G1198 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 for G5228 you G5216 Gentiles, G1484 [2] if G1489 ye have heard G191 of the G3588 dispensation G3622 of the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 which G3588 is given G1325 me G3427 to G1519 you-ward: G5209 [3] how that G3754 by G2596 revelation G602 he made known G1107 unto me G3427 the G3588 mystery; G3466 (as G2531 I wrote afore G4270§ in G1722 few words, G3641 [4] whereby, G4314 G3739 when ye read, G314 ye may G1410 understand G3539 my G3450 knowledge G4907 in G1722 the G3588 mystery G3466 of Christ) G5547 [5] which G3739 in G1722 other G2087 ages G1074 was G1107 not G3756 made known G1107 unto the G3588 sons G5207 of men, G444 as G5613 it is G601 now G3568 revealed G601 unto his G846 holy G40 apostles G652 and G2532 prophets G4396 by G1722 the Spirit; G4151 [6] that G1511 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 should be G1511 fellowheirs, G4789 and G2532 of the same body, G4954 and G2532 partakers G4830 of his G846 promise G1860 in G1722 Christ G5547 by G1223 the G3588 gospel: G2098 [7] whereof G3739 I was made G1096 a minister, G1249 according to G2596 the G3588 gift G1431 of the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 given G1325 unto me G3427 by G2596 the G3588 effectual working G1753 of his G846 power. G1411 [8] Unto me, G1698 who am G3588 less than the least G1647 of all G3956 saints, G40 is G1325 this G3778 grace G5485 given, G1325 that I should preach G2097 among G1722 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 the G3588 unsearchable G421 riches G4149 of Christ; G5547 [9] and G2532 to make G5461 all G3956 men see G5461 what G5101 is the G3588 fellowship G2842 of the G3588 mystery, G3466 which G3588 from G575 the G3588 beginning of the world G165 hath been hid G613 in G1722 God, G2316 who G3588 created G2936 all things G3956 by G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ: G5547 [10] to the intent that G2443 now G3568 unto the G3588 principalities G746 and G2532 powers G1849 in G1722 heavenly G2032 places might be known G1107 by G1223 the G3588 church G1577 the G3588 manifold G4182 wisdom G4678 of God, G2316 [11] according to G2596 the G3588 eternal G165 purpose G4286 which G3739 he purposed G4160 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord: G2962 [12] in G1722 whom G3739 we have G2192 boldness G3954 and G2532 access G4318 with G1722 confidence G4006 by G1223 the G3588 faith G4102 of him. G846 [13] Wherefore G1352 I desire G154 that ye faint G1573 not G3361 at G1722 my G3450 tribulations G2347 for G5228 you, G5216 which G3748 is G2076 your G5216 glory. G1391

His Prayer and Appeal

[14] For G5484 this G5127 cause G5484 I bow G2578 my G3450 knees G1119 unto G4314 the G3588 Father G3962 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 [15] of G1537 whom G3739 the whole G3956 family G3965 in G1722 heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1909 G1093 is named, G3687 [16] that G2443 he would grant G1325 you, G5213 according to G2596 the G3588 riches G4149 of his G846 glory, G1391 to be strengthened G2901 with might G1411 by G1223 his G846 Spirit G4151 in G1519 the G3588 inner G2080 man; G444 [17] that G2730 Christ G5547 may dwell G2730 in G1722 your G5216 hearts G2588 by G1223 faith; G4102 that G2443 ye, being rooted G4492 and G2532 grounded G2311 in G1722 love, G26 [18] may be able G1840 to comprehend G2638 with G4862 all G3956 saints G40 what G5101 is the G3588 breadth, G4114 and G2532 length, G3372 and G2532 depth, G899 and G2532 height; G5311 [19] and G5037 to know G1097 the G3588 love G26 of Christ, G5547 which passeth G5235 knowledge, G1108 that G2443 ye might be filled G4137 with G1519 all G3956 the G3588 fulness G4138 of God. G2316 [20] Now G1161 unto him that G3588 is able G1410 to do G4160 exceeding G5228 abundantly G1537 G4053 above G5228 all G3956 that G3739 we ask G154 or G2228 think, G3539 according to G2596 the G3588 power G1411 that G3588 worketh G1754 in G1722 us, G2254 [21] unto him G846 be glory G1391 in G1722 the G3588 church G1577 by G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 throughout G1519 all G3956 ages, G1074 world G165 without end. G165 Amen. G281

Footnotes

  1. § 3:3 Or, a little before
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Τούτου G5127 χάριν G5484 ἐγὼ G1473 Παῦλος G3972 ὁ G3588 δέσμιος G1198 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ G5547 ‡Ἰησοῦ G2424 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμῶν G5216 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν, G1484 [2] εἴγε G1489 ἠκούσατε G191 τὴν G3588 οἰκονομίαν G3622 τῆς G3588 χάριτος G5485 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 τῆς G3588 δοθείσης G1325 μοι G3427 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς, G5209 [3] ‡ὅτι G3754 κατὰ G2596 ἀποκάλυψιν G602 ‡ἐγνώρισέν G1107 μοι G3427 τὸ G3588 μυστήριον, G3466 καθὼς G2531 προέγραψα G4270 ἐν G1722 ὀλίγῳ, G3641 [4] πρὸς G4314 ὃ G3739 δύνασθε G1410 ‡ἀναγινώσκοντες G314 νοῆσαι G3539 τὴν G3588 σύνεσίν G4907 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 μυστηρίῳ G3466 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ· G5547 [5] ὃ G3739 ‡ἑτέραις G2087 γενεαῖς G1074 οὐκ G3756 ἐγνωρίσθη G1107 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων, G444 ὡς G5613 νῦν G3568 ἀπεκαλύφθη G601 τοῖς G3588 ἁγίοις G40 ἀποστόλοις G652 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 προφήταις G4396 ἐν G1722 πνεύματι· G4151 [6] εἶναι G1511 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη G1484 ‡συγκληρονόμα G4789 καὶ G2532 σύσσωμα G4954 καὶ G2532 συμμέτοχα G4830 τῆς G3588 ἐπαγγελίας G1860 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 χριστῷ, G5547 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 εὐαγγελίου, G2098 [7] οὗ G3739 ‡ἐγενόμην G1096 διάκονος G1249 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 δωρεὰν G1431 τῆς G3588 χάριτος G5485 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ‡τὴν G3588 δοθεῖσάν G1325 μοι G3427 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 ἐνέργειαν G1753 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως G1411 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] Ἐμοὶ G1698 τῷ G3588 ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ G1647 πάντων G3956 ‡ἁγίων G40 ἐδόθη G1325 ἡ G3588 χάρις G5485 αὕτη, G3778 ‡ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 εὐαγγελίσασθαι G2097 ‡τὸν G3588 ἀνεξιχνίαστον G421 πλοῦτον G4149 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 [9] καὶ G2532 φωτίσαι G5461 ‡πάντας G3956 τίς G5101 ἡ G3588 ‡οἰκονομία G3622 τοῦ G3588 μυστηρίου G3466 τοῦ G3588 ἀποκεκρυμμένου G613 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 αἰώνων G165 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 τῷ G3588 τὰ G3588 πάντα G3956 κτίσαντι G2936 ‡διὰ G1223 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 [10] ἵνα G2443 γνωρισθῇ G1107 νῦν G3568 ταῖς G3588 ἀρχαῖς G746 καὶ G2532 ταῖς G3588 ἐξουσίαις G1849 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἐπουρανίοις G2032 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 ἐκκλησίας G1577 ἡ G3588 πολυποίκιλος G4182 σοφία G4678 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 [11] κατὰ G2596 πρόθεσιν G4286 τῶν G3588 αἰώνων G165 ἣν G3739 ἐποίησεν G4160 ἐν G1722 ‡χριστῷ G5547 Ἰησοῦ G2424 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἡμῶν· G2257 [12] ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 ἔχομεν G2192 τὴν G3588 παρρησίαν G3954 καὶ G2532 ‡τὴν G3588 προσαγωγὴν G4318 ἐν G1722 πεποιθήσει G4006 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 αὐτοῦ. G846 [13] Διὸ G1352 αἰτοῦμαι G154 μὴ G3361 ‡ἐκκακεῖν G1573 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 θλίψεσίν G2347 μου G3450 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμῶν, G5216 ἥτις G3748 ἐστὶν G2076 δόξα G1391 ὑμῶν. G5216 [14] Τούτου G5127 χάριν G5484 κάμπτω G2578 τὰ G3588 γόνατά G1119 μου G3450 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 ‡τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ἡμῶν G2257 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 [15] ἐξ G1537 οὗ G3739 πᾶσα G3956 πατριὰ G3965 ἐν G1722 οὐρανοῖς G3772 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 γῆς G1093 ὀνομάζεται, G3687 [16] ἵνα G2443 ‡δῴη G1325 ὑμῖν, G5213 κατὰ G2596 ‡τὸν G3588 πλοῦτον G4149 τῆς G3588 δόξης G1391 αὐτοῦ, G846 δυνάμει G1411 κραταιωθῆναι G2901 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 πνεύματος G4151 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 ἔσω G2080 ἄνθρωπον, G444 [17] κατοικῆσαι G2730 τὸν G3588 χριστὸν G5547 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 καρδίαις G2588 ὑμῶν· G5216 [18] ἐν G1722 ἀγάπῃ G26 ἐρριζωμένοι G4492 καὶ G2532 τεθεμελιωμένοι G2311 ἵνα G2443 ἐξισχύσητε G1840 καταλαβέσθαι G2638 σὺν G4862 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἁγίοις G40 τί G5101 τὸ G3588 πλάτος G4114 καὶ G2532 μῆκος G3372 καὶ G2532 ‡βάθος G899 καὶ G2532 ὕψος, G5311 [19] γνῶναί G1097 τε G5037 τὴν G3588 ὑπερβάλλουσαν G5235 τῆς G3588 γνώσεως G1108 ἀγάπην G26 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 ἵνα G2443 πληρωθῆτε G4137 εἰς G1519 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 πλήρωμα G4138 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [20] Τῷ G3588 δὲ G1161 δυναμένῳ G1410 ὑπὲρ G5228 πάντα G3956 ποιῆσαι G4160 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἐκπερισσοῦ G4053 ὧν G3739 αἰτούμεθα G154 ἢ G2228 νοοῦμεν, G3539 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 δύναμιν G1411 τὴν G3588 ἐνεργουμένην G1754 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν, G2254 [21] αὐτῷ G846 ἡ G3588 δόξα G1391 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐκκλησίᾳ G1577 ‡ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 Ἰησοῦ, G2424 εἰς G1519 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 γενεὰς G1074 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος G165 τῶν G3588 αἰώνων. G165 Ἀμήν. G281

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1 Ἰησοῦ ¦ []
  2. ‡ 3:3a ὅτι ¦ [ ] ¦
  3. ‡ 3:3b ἐγνώρισέν ¦ ἐγνωρίσθη
  4. ‡ 3:4 ἀναγινώσκοντες ¦ ἀναγεινώσκοντες
  5. ‡ 3:5 ἑτέραις ¦ ἐν ἑτέραις
  6. ‡ 3:6a συγκληρονόμα καὶ σύσσωμα καὶ συμμέτοχα ¦ συνκληρονόμα καὶ σύνσωμα καὶ συνμέτοχα
  7. ‡ 3:6b αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ χριστῷ ¦ ἐν χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ
  8. ‡ 3:7a ἐγενόμην ¦ ἐγενήθην
  9. ‡ 3:7b τὴν δοθεῖσάν ¦ τῆς δοθείσης
  10. ‡ 3:8a ἁγίων ¦ τῶν ἁγίων
  11. ‡ 3:8b ἐν ¦
  12. ‡ 3:8c τὸν … πλοῦτον ¦ τὸ … πλοῦτος
  13. ‡ 3:9a πάντας ¦ [] ¦
  14. ‡ 3:9b οἰκονομία ¦ κοινωνία
  15. ‡ 3:9c διὰ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦
  16. ‡ 3:11 χριστῷ ¦ τῷ χριστῷ
  17. ‡ 3:12 τὴν ¦
  18. ‡ 3:13 ἐκκακεῖν ¦ ἐγκακεῖν ¦ ἐνκακεῖν
  19. ‡ 3:14 τοῦ … χριστοῦ ¦
  20. ‡ 3:16a δῴη ¦ δῷ
  21. ‡ 3:16b τὸν πλοῦτον ¦ τὸ πλοῦτος
  22. ‡ 3:18 βάθος καὶ ὕψος ¦ ὕψος καὶ βάθος
  23. ‡ 3:21 ἐν ¦ καὶ ἐν