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Ephesians 3 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | For reason of this, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you⁺ Gentiles... | For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— | For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— | |
| 2 | If indeed you⁺ heard of the administration of the grace of God having been given to me for you⁺, | assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, | Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, | |
| 3 | that by revelation was made known to me, the mystery, just as I wrote before in few words, | how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. | that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. | |
| 4 | which, by reading it, you⁺ are able to understand my insight in the mystery of Christ, | When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, | In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, | |
| 5 | which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as now it was revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit, | which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. | which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. | |
| 6 | that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, and a joint-body, and joint-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, | This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. | This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. | |
| 7 | of which I became servant according to the gift of the grace of God having been given to me according to the working of His power. | Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. | I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. | |
| 8 | To me, the very least of all saints, was given this grace: to preach good news to the Gentiles, the untraceable riches of Christ, | To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, | Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, | |
| 9 | and to enlighten all what is the administration of the mystery having been hidden away from the ages in God, the One having created all things, | and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, | and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. | |
| 10 | so that there might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God, | so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. | His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, | |
| 11 | according to the purpose of the ages, which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, | This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, | according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. | |
| 12 | in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through the faith from Him. | in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. | In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. | |
| 13 | Therefore I ask you not to grow fainthearted in my tribulations for you⁺, which are your⁺ glory. | So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. | I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. | |
| 14 | ... for reason of this, I bow my knees to the Father, | For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, | For this reason I kneel before the Father, | |
| 15 | from whom every family in the heavens and on earth is named, | from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, | from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. | |
| 16 | that He might give to you⁺ according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, | that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, | I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, | |
| 17 | for Christ to dwell in your⁺ hearts through faith, having been rooted and having been founded in love, | so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, | so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, | |
| 18 | that you⁺ may be fully able, with all the saints, to comprehend what is the breadth and length and height and depth, | may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, | may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, | |
| 19 | and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, that you⁺ may be filled to all the fullness of God. | and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. | and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. | |
| 20 | Now to the One being able to do exceedingly above all things that we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us, | Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, | 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, | |
| 21 | to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen. | to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. | to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. | |
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