New Testament · Ephesians

Ephesians 3

The Mystery of the Gospel

1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you nations —

2if indeed you have heard of the administration of the grace^b of God which was given to me for you;^a 3that by revelation^c there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah, 5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy^d apostles and prophets in the spirit^e; 6to be specific, that the nations are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow participants of His promise in Messiah through the good news,^f

7of which I was made a minister^g, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me according to the working of His powerⁱ.^h 8To me, the very least of all holy ones^j, this grace was given, to proclaim to the nations the unfathomable riches of Messiah, 9and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Yeshua Messiah; 10so that the manifold wisdom^k of God might now be made known through the ekklesia to the rulers and the authorities^m in the heavenly places.^l 11This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Messiah Yeshua our Lord,

12in whom we have boldnessⁿ and confident access through faith in Him. 13Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Yeshua Messiah, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His spirit in the inner man, 17so that Messiah may dwell through faith in your hearts^o; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love^p, 18may be able to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Messiah which surpasses knowledge^q, that you may be filled up to all the fullness^r of God.

20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21to Him be the glory in the ekklesia in Messiah Yeshua to all generations forever and ever. Amen.