Epheser 3

1For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles;

2If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:

3How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words;

4As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,

5Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

6That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and co-partners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel:

7Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power:

8To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things:

10That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,

11According to the eternal purpose, which he made, in Christ Jesus our Lord:

12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

13Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

14For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named,

16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man,

17That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,

18You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth:

19To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us;

21To him be glory in the church, and in Christ Jesus unto all generations, world without end. Amen.

1Hujus rei gratia, ego Paulus vinctus Christi Jesu, pro vobis gentibus,

2si tamen audistis dispensationem gratiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi in vobis:

3quoniam secundum revelationem notum mihi factum est sacramentum, sicut supra scripsi in brevi,

4prout potestis legentes intelligere prudentiam meam in mysterio Christi:

5quod aliis generationibus non est agnitum filiis hominum, sicuti nunc revelatum est sanctis apostolis ejus et prophetis in Spiritu,

6gentes esse cohæredes, et concorporales, et comparticipes promissionis ejus in Christo Jesu per Evangelium:

7cujus factus sum minister secundum donum gratiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi secundum operationem virtutis ejus.

8Mihi omnium sanctorum minimo data est gratia hæc, in gentibus evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi,

9et illuminare omnes, quæ sit dispensatio sacramenti absconditi a sæculis in Deo, qui omnia creavit:

10ut innotescat principatibus et potestatibus in cælestibus per Ecclesiam, multiformis sapientia Dei,

11secundum præfinitionem sæculorum, quam fecit in Christo Jesu Domino nostro:

12in quo habemus fiduciam, et accessum in confidentia per fidem ejus.

13Propter quod peto ne deficiatis in tribulationibus meis pro vobis: quæ est gloria vestra.

14Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi,

15ex quo omnis paternitas in cælis et in terra nominatur,

16ut det vobis secundum divitias gloriæ suæ, virtute corroborari per Spiritum ejus in interiorem hominem,

17Christum habitare per fidem in cordibus vestris: in caritate radicati, et fundati,

18ut possitis comprehendere cum omnibus sanctis, quæ sit latitudo, et longitudo, et sublimitas, et profundum:

19scire etiam supereminentem scientiæ caritatem Christi, ut impleamini in omnem plenitudinem Dei.

20Ei autem, qui potens est omnia facere superabundanter quam petimus aut intelligimus, secundum virtutem, quæ operatur in nobis:

21ipsi gloria in Ecclesia, et in Christo Jesu, in omnes generationes sæculi sæculorum. Amen.

1By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.

2Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you:

3that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.

4Yet, by reading this closely, you might be able to understand my prudence in the mystery of Christ.

5In other generations, this was unknown to the sons of men, even as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit,

6so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.

7Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.

8Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things,

10so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,

11according to that timeless purpose, which he has formed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.

13Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.

14By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name.

16And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,

17so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.

18So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth

19of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:

21to him be glory, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, throughout every generation, forever and ever. Amen.