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Chapter 3
The Mystery of the Gospel
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For this reason… I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles…
χάριν Τούτου ἐγὼ Παῦλος ὁ δέσμιος τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν τῶν ἐθνῶν charin Toutou egō Paulos ho desmios tou Christou Iēsou hyper hymōn tōn ethnōn — NA/TR · 1
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vvv Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς χάριτος τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς Ei ge ēkousate tēn oikonomian tou Theou tēs charitos tēs dotheisēs moi eis hymas — NA/TR · 2
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that [is], the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written vvv briefly.
ὅτι τὸ μυστήριον ἐγνωρίσθη μοι κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν καθὼς προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ hoti to mystērion egnōristhē moi kata apokalypsin kathōs proegrapsa en oligō — NA/TR · 3
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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
πρὸς ἀναγινώσκοντες ὃ δύνασθε νοῆσαι μου τὴν σύνεσίν ἐν τῷ μυστηρίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ pros anaginōskontes ho dynasthe noēsai mou tēn synesin en tō mystēriō tou Christou — NA/TR · 4
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which vvv was not made known vvv vvv vvv to men in other generations as vvv it has now been revealed by [the] Spirit to [God’s] holy apostles and prophets.
ὃ οὐκ ἐγνωρίσθη τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἑτέραις γενεαῖς ὡς νῦν ἀπεκαλύφθη ἐν Πνεύματι τοῖς αὐτοῦ ἁγίοις ἀποστόλοις καὶ προφήταις ho ouk egnōristhē tois huiois tōn anthrōpōn heterais geneais hōs nyn apekalyphthē en Pneumati tois autou hagiois apostolois kai prophētais — NA/TR · 5
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[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.
διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τὰ ἔθνη εἶναι συνκληρονόμα καὶ σύσσωμα καὶ συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ dia tou euangeliou ta ethnē einai synklēronoma kai syssōma kai symmetocha tēs epangelias en Christō Iēsou — NA/TR · 6
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I became a servant of [this gospel] by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
ἐγενήθην διάκονος οὗ κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς χάριτος τῆς δοθείσης μοι κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τῆς αὐτοῦ δυνάμεως egenēthēn diakonos hou kata tēn dōrean tou Theou tēs charitos tēs dotheisēs moi kata tēn energeian tēs autou dynameōs — NA/TR · 7
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[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,
τῷ ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ πάντων ἁγίων αὕτη ἡ χάρις ἐδόθη Ἐμοὶ εὐαγγελίσασθαι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τὸ ἀνεξιχνίαστον πλοῦτος τοῦ Χριστοῦ tō elachistoterō pantōn hagiōn hautē hē charis edothē Emoi euangelisasthai tois ethnesin to anexichniaston ploutos tou Christou — NA/TR · 8
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and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of [this] mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
καὶ φωτίσαι πάντας τίς ἡ οἰκονομία τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἀποκεκρυμμένου ἐν τῷ Θεῷ τῷ κτίσαντι τὰ πάντα kai phōtisai pantas tis hē oikonomia tou mystēriou tou apo tōn aiōnōn apokekrymmenou en tō Theō tō ktisanti ta panta — NA/TR · 9
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[ 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,
ἵνα νῦν διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἡ πολυποίκιλος σοφία τοῦ Θεοῦ γνωρισθῇ ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις hina nyn dia tēs ekklēsias hē polypoikilos sophia tou Theou gnōristhē tais archais kai tais exousiais en tois epouraniois — NA/TR · 10
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according to vvv [the] eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
κατὰ τῶν αἰώνων πρόθεσιν ἣν ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ kata tōn aiōnōn prothesin hēn epoiēsen en tō Christō Iēsou hēmōn tō Kyriō — NA/TR · 11
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In Him [and] through faith in Him we may enter [ God’s ] presence with boldness and… confidence.
ἐν ᾧ διὰ τῆς πίστεως αὐτοῦ ἔχομεν προσαγωγὴν τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ ἐν πεποιθήσει en hō dia tēs pisteōs autou echomen prosagōgēn tēn parrēsian kai en pepoithēsei — NA/TR · 12
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So I ask [you] not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐνκακεῖν ἐν μου ταῖς θλίψεσίν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑμῶν δόξα Dio aitoumai mē enkakein en mou tais thlipsesin hyper hymōn hētis estin hymōn doxa — NA/TR · 13
Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians
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… for this reason… I bow my knees before the Father,
χάριν Τούτου κάμπτω μου τὰ γόνατά πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα charin Toutou kamptō mou ta gonata pros ton Patera — NA/TR · 14
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται ex hou pasa patria en ouranois kai epi gēs onomazetai — NA/TR · 15
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[I ask] that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in [your] inner being,
ἵνα κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς αὐτοῦ δόξης δῷ κραταιωθῆναι ὑμῖν δυνάμει διὰ αὐτοῦ τοῦ Πνεύματος εἰς τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον hina kata to ploutos tēs autou doxēs dō krataiōthēnai hymin dynamei dia autou tou Pneumatos eis ton esō anthrōpon — NA/TR · 16
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. [Then] you, being rooted and grounded in love,
τὸν Χριστὸν κατοικῆσαι ἐν ὑμῶν ταῖς καρδίαις διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ τεθεμελιωμένοι ἐν ἀγάπῃ ton Christon katoikēsai en hymōn tais kardiais dia tēs pisteōs errizōmenoi kai tethemeliōmenoi en agapē — NA/TR · 17
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- will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
ἵνα ἐξισχύσητε σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις καταλαβέσθαι τί τὸ μῆκος καὶ πλάτος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος hina exischysēte syn pasin tois hagiois katalabesthai ti to mēkos kai platos kai hypsos kai bathos — NA/TR · 18
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of the love of Christ, and to know [this love that] surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
ἀγάπην τοῦ Χριστοῦ τε γνῶναί τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς γνώσεως ἵνα πληρωθῆτε εἰς πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ Θεοῦ agapēn tou Christou te gnōnai tēn hyperballousan tēs gnōseōs hina plērōthēte eis pan to plērōma tou Theou — NA/TR · 19
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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,
δὲ Τῷ δυναμένῳ ποιῆσαι ὑπὲρ ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ πάντα ὧν αἰτούμεθα ἢ νοοῦμεν κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν de Tō dynamenō poiēsai hyper hyperekperissou panta hōn aitoumetha ē nooumen kata tēn dynamin tēn energoumenēn en hēmin — NA/TR · 20
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to Him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever… [and] ever. Amen.
αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν autō hē doxa en tē ekklēsia kai en Christō Iēsou eis pasas tas geneas tou aiōnos tōn aiōnōn amēn — NA/TR · 21