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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Ephesians 3</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ephesians/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" 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href="/ephesians/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="3"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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, <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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, <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>In Him and through faith in Him<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> This train of thought is continued in verse 14.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> NE and WH <i>and to illuminate the stewardship</i><span class="thin"> </span>; TR <i>and to illuminate for everyone the fellowship</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>through His faithfulness</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> BYZ and TR <i>before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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