Ephesians 3

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

For This Reason, I Paul, a Prisoner of Christ For You Gentiles...

3 For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you the Gentiles—

For I Am a Steward of God’s Plan To Make Gentiles Partakers of His Promises

² ... if indeed you heard-of the stewardship^[a] of the grace of God having been given^[b] to me for you, ³ that by way of revelation the mystery was made-known to me (just as I wrote-before in brief, ⁴ with reference to which you are able, while reading, to perceive my understanding in^[c] the mystery of Christ) ⁵ which in other generations was not made-known to the sons of humans as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit— ⁶ that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs and fellow-body-members and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the good-news, ⁷ of which I was made a minister^[d] in-accordance-with the gift of the grace of God having been given^[e] to me by-way-of the working of His power.

It Was Granted To Me To Enlighten Everyone To See The Creator’s Long Hidden Plan

⁸ This grace was given to me, the less-than-least of all saints, that I might announce-as-good-news to the Gentiles the untraceable riches of Christ, ⁹ and enlighten everyone to see what is the stewardship^[f] of the mystery having been hidden from the past ages in God, the One having created all things, ¹⁰ so that now the multifaceted wisdom of God might be made-known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church, ¹¹ in-accordance-with the purpose of the ages^[g] which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹² in Whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith^[h] in Him. ¹³ Therefore I ask that you not lose-heart in connection with my afflictions for-your-sake, which is your glory!

For This Reason I Pray For You To Know The Love of Christ And The Fullness of God

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵ from Whom the whole^[i] family in the heavens and on earth is named, ¹⁶ asking that He might grant to you in accordance with the riches of His glory that you be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner person ¹⁷ so-that^[j] Christ may dwell^[k] in your hearts through faith, ¹⁸ in-order-that^[l] you, having^[m] been rooted and founded in love, might be strong-enough^[n] to grasp^[o] together-with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, in-order-that^[p] you might be filled to all the fullness of God.

To God Be The Glory

²⁰ Now to the One being able to do super-abundantly beyond all of the things which we ask or think^[q] according to the power being at-work^[r] in us— ²¹ to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all generations forever and ever, amen.