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World English Bible

Ephesians 3 (WEBP)

[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.

Ephesians 3:9 TR reads “fellowship” instead of “administration”

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Ephesians 3 (KJVS)

[1] For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
[2] if ye have heard () of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given () me to you-ward:
[3] how that by revelation he made known () unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore () in few words,
[4] whereby, when ye read, () ye may () understand () my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
[5] which in other ages was not made known () unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed () unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
[6] that the Gentiles should be () fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
[7] whereof I was made () a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given () unto me by the effectual working of his power.
[8] Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, () that I should preach () among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
[9] and to make all men see () what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid () in God, who created () all things by Jesus Christ:
[10] to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known () by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
[11] according to the eternal purpose which he purposed () in Christ Jesus our Lord:
[12] in whom we have () boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
[13] Wherefore I desire () that ye faint () not at my tribulations for you, which is () your glory.
[14] For this cause I bow () my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[15] of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ()
[16] that he would grant () () you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened () with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
[17] that Christ may dwell () in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted () and grounded () in love,
[18] may be able () to comprehend () with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[19] and to know () the love of Christ, which passeth () knowledge, that ye might be filled () with all the fulness of God.
[20] Now unto him that is able () to do () exceeding abundantly above all that we ask () or think, () according to the power that worketh () in us,
[21] unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Ephesians 3:3 Or, a little before

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ephesians 3 (BYZ)

[1] Τούτου () χάριν () ἐγὼ () Παῦλος () ὁ () δέσμιος () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () Ἰησοῦ () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν () τῶν () ἐθνῶν, ()
[2] εἴγε () ἠκούσατε () τὴν () οἰκονομίαν () τῆς () χάριτος () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τῆς () δοθείσης () μοι () εἰς () ὑμᾶς, ()
[3] ὅτι () κατὰ () ἀποκάλυψιν () ἐγνώρισέν () μοι () τὸ () μυστήριον, () καθὼς () προέγραψα () ἐν () ὀλίγῳ, ()
[4] πρὸς () ὃ () δύνασθε () ἀναγινώσκοντες () νοῆσαι () τὴν () σύνεσίν () μου () ἐν () τῷ () μυστηρίῳ () τοῦ () χριστοῦ· ()
[5] ὃ () ἑτέραις () γενεαῖς () οὐκ () ἐγνωρίσθη () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων, () ὡς () νῦν () ἀπεκαλύφθη () τοῖς () ἁγίοις () ἀποστόλοις () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () προφήταις () ἐν () πνεύματι· ()
[6] εἶναι () τὰ () ἔθνη () συγκληρονόμα () καὶ () σύσσωμα () καὶ () συμμέτοχα () τῆς () ἐπαγγελίας () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τῷ () χριστῷ, () διὰ () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου, ()
[7] οὗ () ἐγενόμην () διάκονος () κατὰ () τὴν () δωρεὰν () τῆς () χάριτος () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () τὴν () δοθεῖσάν () μοι () κατὰ () τὴν () ἐνέργειαν () τῆς () δυνάμεως () αὐτοῦ. ()
[8] Ἐμοὶ () τῷ () ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ () πάντων () ἁγίων () ἐδόθη () ἡ () χάρις () αὕτη, () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν () εὐαγγελίσασθαι () τὸν () ἀνεξιχνίαστον () πλοῦτον () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[9] καὶ () φωτίσαι () πάντας () τίς () ἡ () οἰκονομία () τοῦ () μυστηρίου () τοῦ () ἀποκεκρυμμένου () ἀπὸ () τῶν () αἰώνων () ἐν () τῷ () θεῷ () τῷ () τὰ () πάντα () κτίσαντι () διὰ () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[10] ἵνα () γνωρισθῇ () νῦν () ταῖς () ἀρχαῖς () καὶ () ταῖς () ἐξουσίαις () ἐν () τοῖς () ἐπουρανίοις () διὰ () τῆς () ἐκκλησίας () ἡ () πολυποίκιλος () σοφία () τοῦ () θεοῦ, ()
[11] κατὰ () πρόθεσιν () τῶν () αἰώνων () ἣν () ἐποίησεν () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ () τῷ () κυρίῳ () ἡμῶν· ()
[12] ἐν () ᾧ () ἔχομεν () τὴν () παρρησίαν () καὶ () τὴν () προσαγωγὴν () ἐν () πεποιθήσει () διὰ () τῆς () πίστεως () αὐτοῦ. ()
[13] Διὸ () αἰτοῦμαι () μὴ () ἐκκακεῖν () ἐν () ταῖς () θλίψεσίν () μου () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν, () ἥτις () ἐστὶν () δόξα () ὑμῶν. ()
[14] Τούτου () χάριν () κάμπτω () τὰ () γόνατά () μου () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[15] ἐξ () οὗ () πᾶσα () πατριὰ () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς () καὶ () ἐπὶ () γῆς () ὀνομάζεται, ()
[16] ἵνα () δῴη () ὑμῖν, () κατὰ () τὸν () πλοῦτον () τῆς () δόξης () αὐτοῦ, () δυνάμει () κραταιωθῆναι () διὰ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τὸν () ἔσω () ἄνθρωπον, ()
[17] κατοικῆσαι () τὸν () χριστὸν () διὰ () τῆς () πίστεως () ἐν () ταῖς () καρδίαις () ὑμῶν· ()
[18] ἐν () ἀγάπῃ () ἐρριζωμένοι () καὶ () τεθεμελιωμένοι () ἵνα () ἐξισχύσητε () καταλαβέσθαι () σὺν () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () ἁγίοις () τί () τὸ () πλάτος () καὶ () μῆκος () καὶ () βάθος () καὶ () ὕψος, ()
[19] γνῶναί () τε () τὴν () ὑπερβάλλουσαν () τῆς () γνώσεως () ἀγάπην () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ἵνα () πληρωθῆτε () εἰς () πᾶν () τὸ () πλήρωμα () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[20] Τῷ () δὲ () δυναμένῳ () ὑπὲρ () πάντα () ποιῆσαι () ὑπὲρ () ἐκπερισσοῦ () ὧν () αἰτούμεθα () ἢ () νοοῦμεν, () κατὰ () τὴν () δύναμιν () τὴν () ἐνεργουμένην () ἐν () ἡμῖν, ()
[21] αὐτῷ () ἡ () δόξα () ἐν () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ, () εἰς () πάσας () τὰς () γενεὰς () τοῦ () αἰῶνος () τῶν () αἰώνων. () Ἀμήν. ()

Ephesians 3:1 Ἰησοῦ ¦ [NA]
Ephesians 3:3a ὅτι ¦ [NA WH] ¦ SBL om.
Ephesians 3:3b ἐγνώρισέν ¦ CT ἐγνωρίσθη
Ephesians 3:4 ἀναγινώσκοντες ¦ TH ἀναγεινώσκοντες
Ephesians 3:5 ἑτέραις ¦ TR ἐν ἑτέραις
Ephesians 3:6a συγκληρονόμα καὶ σύσσωμα καὶ συμμέτοχα ¦ TH WH συνκληρονόμα καὶ σύνσωμα καὶ συνμέτοχα
Ephesians 3:6b αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ χριστῷ ¦ CT ἐν χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ
Ephesians 3:7a ἐγενόμην ¦ CT ἐγενήθην
Ephesians 3:7b τὴν δοθεῖσάν ¦ CT τῆς δοθείσης
Ephesians 3:8a ἁγίων ¦ PT TR τῶν ἁγίων
Ephesians 3:8b ἐν ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 3:8c τὸν … πλοῦτον ¦ CT τὸ … πλοῦτος
Ephesians 3:9a πάντας ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Ephesians 3:9b οἰκονομία ¦ TR κοινωνία
Ephesians 3:9c διὰ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 3:11 χριστῷ ¦ CT τῷ χριστῷ
Ephesians 3:12 τὴν ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 3:13 ἐκκακεῖν ¦ NA SBL ἐγκακεῖν ¦ TH WH ἐνκακεῖν
Ephesians 3:14 τοῦ … χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 3:16a δῴη ¦ CT δῷ
Ephesians 3:16b τὸν πλοῦτον ¦ CT τὸ πλοῦτος
Ephesians 3:18 βάθος καὶ ὕψος ¦ CT ὕψος καὶ βάθος
Ephesians 3:21 ἐν ¦ CT καὶ ἐν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.