Ephesians 3

1 By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.2 Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you:3 that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.4 Yet, by reading this closely, you might be able to understand my prudence in the mystery of Christ.5 In 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,6 so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.7 Of 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.8 Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,9 and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things,10 so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,11 according to that timeless purpose, which he has formed in Christ Jesus our Lord.12 In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.13 Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.14 By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name.16 And 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,17 so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.18 So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth19 of 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.20 Now 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:21 to him be glory, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, throughout every generation, forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3

Paul's Relationship to the Divine Mystery

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesuss for the sake of you Gentiles –2 if indeeds you have heard of the stewardshipt of God’s grace that was given to me for you,3 thatt by revelation the divine secrett was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.ts4 When reading this,t you will be able tot understand my insight into this secrett of Christ.5 Now this secrett was not disclosed to peoplet in formert generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets byt the Spirit,6 namely, that through the gospels the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow memberst of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.7 I became a servant of this gospelt according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me byt the exercise of his power.s8 To me – less than the least of all the saintss – this grace was given,s to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ9 and to enlightent everyone about God’s secret plant – a secret that has been hidden for agest in Godt who has created all things.10 The purpose of this enlightenment is thatt through the church the multifaceted wisdomt of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.11 This was according tot the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,12 in whom we have boldness and confident accesst to Godt because oft Christ’st faithfulness.ts

13 For this reason I ask yout not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you,t whichs is your glory.t

Prayer for Strengthened Love

14 For this reasons I kneelt before the Father,s15 fromt whom every familyt in heaven and on the earth is named.16 I pray thatt according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,18 you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,s

19 and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up tot all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who by the power that is working within uss is able to do far beyondt all that we ask or think,

21 to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.