NASB — Ephesians 3 — KJV

Paul’s Stewardship

1 For this° reason° I, Paul°, athe prisoner° of bChrist° Jesus° cfor the sake° of you dGentiles°2 if° indeed° you have heard° of the astewardship° of God’s° grace° which was given° to me for you; 3 athat bby revelation° there was cmade° known° to me dthe mystery°, eas I wrote° before° in brief°. 4 IBy referring to this°, when you read° you can° understand° amy insight° IIinto the bmystery° of Christ°, 5 which° in other° generations° was not made° known° to the sons° of men°, as it has now° been revealed° to His holy° aapostles° and prophets° Iin the Spirit°; 6 [to be specific], that the Gentiles° are afellow° heirs° and bfellow° members° of the body°, and cfellow° partakers° of the promise° in dChrist° Jesus° through° the gospel°, 7 aof which° I was made° a bminister°, according° to the gift° of cGod’s° grace° which was given° to me daccording° to the working° of His power°. 8 To me, athe very° least° of all° Isaints°, this° grace° was given°, to bpreach° to the Gentiles° the unfathomable° criches° of Christ°, 9 and to Ibring° to light° what° is the administration° of the amystery° which for ages° has been bhidden° in God° cwho created° all° things°; 10 so° that the manifold° awisdom° of God° might now° be bmade° known° through° the church° to the crulers° and the authorities° in dthe heavenly° [places]. 11 [This was] in aaccordance° with the Ieternal° purpose° which° He IIcarried° out in bChrist° Jesus° our Lord°, 12 in whom° we have° boldness° and Iaconfident° baccess° through° faith° IIin Him. 13 Therefore° I ask° Iyou not ato lose° heart° at my tribulations° bon your behalf°, IIfor they are your glory°.

[1] aAc 23:18; Ep 4:1; 2Ti 1:8; Phm 1, 9, 23 bGa 5:24 c2Co 1:6; Ep 3:13 dEp 3:8
[2] aEp 1:10; 3:9; Col 1:25; 1Ti 1:4
[3] aAc 22:17, 21; 26:16ff bGa 1:12 cEp 1:9; 3:4, 6, 9 dRo 11:25; 16:25; Ep 3:4, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 eEp 1:9f; He 13:22; 1P 5:12
[4] ILit To which, when you read IILit in a2Co 11:6 bRo 11:25; 16:25; Ep 3:3, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3
[5] IOr by a1Co 12:28; Ep 2:20
[6] aGa 3:29 bEp 2:16 cEp 5:7 dGa 5:24
[7] aCol 1:23, 25 b1Co 3:5 cAc 9:15; Ro 12:3; Ep 3:2 dEp 1:19; 3:20
[8] IOr holy ones a1Co 15:9 bAc 9:15; Ep 3:1f cRo 2:4; Ep 1:7; 3:16
[9] ITwo early mss read make all know aRo 11:25; 16:25; Ep 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 bCol 3:3 cRv 4:11
[10] aRo 11:33; 1Co 2:7 bEp 1:23; 1P 1:12 cEp 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15 dEp 1:3
[11] ILit purpose of the ages IIOr formed aEp 1:11 bGa 5:24; Ep 3:1
[12] ILit access in confidence IILit of Him a2Co 3:4; He 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1 Jn 2:28; 3:21 bEp 2:18
[13] IOr that I may not lose IILit which are a2Co 4:1 bEp 3:1

14 ¶ For this° reason° I abow° my knees° before° the Father°, 15 from whom° Ievery° family° in heaven° and on earth° derives° its name°, 16 that He would grant° you, according° to athe riches° of His glory°, to be bstrengthened° with power° through° His Spirit° in cthe inner° man°, 17 so that aChrist° may dwell° in your hearts° through° faith°; [and] that you, being brooted° and cgrounded° in love°, 18 may be able° to comprehend° with aall° the Isaints° what° is bthe breadth° and length° and height° and depth°, 19 and to know° athe love° of Christ° which bsurpasses° knowledge°, that you may be cfilled° up to all° the dfullness° of God°.

[14] aPhp 2:10
[15] IOr the whole
[16] aEp 1:18; 3:8 b1Co 16:13; Php 4:13; Col 1:11 cRo 7:22
[17] aJn 14:23; Ro 8:9f; 2Co 13:5; Ep 2:22 b1Co 3:6; Col 2:7 cCol 1:23
[18] IV 8, note 1 aEp 1:15 bJb 11:8f
[19] aRo 8:35, 39 bPhp 4:7 cCol 2:10 dEp 1:23

20aNow° to Him who is bable° to do° far° more° abundantly° beyond° all° that we ask° or° think°, caccording° to the power° that works° within° us, 21 ato Him [be] the glory° in the church° and in Christ° Jesus° to all° generations° Iforever° and ever°. Amen°.

[20] aRo 16:25 b2Co 9:8 cEp 3:7
[21] ILit of the age of the ages aRo 11:36


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1 ¶ For this¹ causeº² Iº Paul,º the² prisonerº of Jesusº Christº forº youº Gentiles,º 2 Ifº ye have heardºª of the² dispensationº of the² graceº of Godº which¹ is givenºª meº toº you-ward:º

[1] Lk 21:12; Ac 21:33; 26:29; 28:17; 2Co 10:1; 11:23; Ga 5:2, 11; Ep 4:1; 6:20; Php 1:7, 13; Col 1:24; 4:3, 18; 1Th 2:15; 2Ti 1:8, 16; 2:9, 10; Phm 1:1, 9; Rv 2:10.
[2] Ac 9:15; 13:2, 46; 22:21; 26:17; Ro 1:5; 11:13; 12:3; 15:15; 1Co 4:1; 9:17; Ga 1:13, 15; 2:8; Ep 3:8; 4:7, 21; Col 1:4, 6, 25; 1Ti 1:11; 2:7; 2Ti 1:11.

Made known to Paul by revelation:

3 How thatº byº revelationº he made knownºª unto meº the² mystery;º (asº I wrote aforeºª inº few words,º 4 Whereby,ºº when ye read,ºª ye mayºª understandºª myº knowledgeº inº the² mysteryº of Christ)º

[3] Ac 22:17, 21; 23:9; 26:15; Ro 11:25; 16:25; 1Co 2:9; Ga 1:12, 16; Ep 1:9, 17; 2:11; 3:9; Col 1:26.
[4] Mt 13:11; Lk 2:10; 8:10; 1Co 2:6; 4:1; 13:2; 2Co 11:6; Ep 1:9; 5:32; 6:19; Col 2:2; 4:3; 1Ti 3:9, 16.

was the hidden mystery,

5 Whichº inº otherº agesº was¹ª notº made knownºª unto the² sonsº of men,º asº it is¹ª nowº revealedºª unto hisº holyº apostlesº andº prophetsº byº the Spirit;º

[5] Mt 13:17; 23:34; Lk 2:26; 10:24; 11:49; Jn 14:26; 16:13; Ac 10:19, 28; Ro 16:25; 1Co 12:8, 28; Ep 2:20; 3:9; 4:11; 2Ti 1:10; Tit 1:1; He 11:39; 1P 1:10; 2P 3:2; Jde 1:17.

that the Gentiles should be saved,

6 That the² Gentilesº should beºª fellowheirs,º andº of the same body,º andº partakersº of hisº promiseº inº Christº byº the² gospel:º 7 Whereofº I was madeºª a minister,º accordingº to the² giftº of the² graceº of Godº givenºª unto meº byº the² effectual workingº of hisº power.º

[6] Ro 8:15; 12:4; 1Co 12:12, 27; Ga 3:14, 26; 4:5; Ep 2:13; 4:15; 5:30; Col 2:19; 1Jn 1:3; 2:25.
[7] Is 43:13; Ro 1:5; 15:16, 18; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 3:6; 4:1; 10:4; Ga 2:8; Ep 1:19; 3:2, 8, 20; 4:16; Col 1:23, 29; 1Th 2:13; 1Ti 1:14; He 13:21.

and to him was that grace given,

8 Unto me,º who am less than the leastº of allº saints,º is¹ª thisº graceº given,ºª that I should preachºª amongº the² Gentilesº the² unsearchableº richesº of Christ;º

[8] 1Ch 17:16; 29:14; Ps 31:19; Pv 30:2; Jn 1:16; Ac 5:41; Ro 11:33; 12:10; 15:15; 1Co 1:30; 2:9; 15:9; Ga 1:16; 2:8; Ep 1:7; 2:7; 3:2, 16, 19; Php 2:3; 4:19; Col 1:27; 2:1; 1Ti 1:13, 15; 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; 1P 5:5; Rv 3:18.

that he should preach it.

9 Andº to make¹ª all¹ [men] seeºª² whatº [is] the² fellowshipº of the² mystery,º which¹ fromº the² beginning of the worldº hath been hidºª inº God,º who¹ createdºª all thingsº byº Jesusº Christ:º 10 To the intent thatº nowº unto the² principalitiesº andº powersº inº heavenlyº [places] might be knownºª byº the² churchº the² manifoldº wisdomº of God,º 11 According² to¹ the² eternalº purposeº whichº he purposedºª inº Christº Jesusº ourº Lord:º 12 Inº whomº we haveºª boldnessº andº accessº withº confidenceº byº the² faithº of him.º

[9] Ps 33:6; Is 44:24; Mt 10:27; 13:35; 25:34; 28:19; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 1:1; 5:17, 19; 10:30; Ac 15:18; Ro 16:25, 26; 1Co 2:7; Ep 1:4, 9; 3:3; Col 1:16, 23, 26; 3:3; 2Th 2:13; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 1:9; 4:17; Tit 1:2; He 1:2; 3:3; 1P 1:20; Rv 13:8; 14:6; 17:8.
[10] Ex 25:17; Ps 103:20; 104:24; 148:1; Is 6:2; Ezk 3:12; Mt 11:25; Ro 8:38; 11:33; 1Co 1:24; 2:7; Ep 1:3, 8, 21; Col 1:16; 1Ti 3:16; 1P 1:12; 3:22; Rv 5:9, 12.
[11] Is 14:24; 46:10; Jr 51:29; Ro 8:28; 9:11; Ep 1:4, 9, 11; 2Ti 1:9.
[12] Jn 14:6; Ro 5:2; Ep 2:18; He 4:14; 10:19.

He desireth them not to faint for his tribulation,

13 Whereforeº I desireºª that ye faintºª notº atº myº tribulationsº forº you,º whichº isºª yourº glory.º

[13] Dt 20:3; Is 40:30; Zp 3:16; Ac 14:22; 2Co 1:6; Ga 6:9; Ep 3:1; Php 1:12; Col 1:24; 1Th 3:2; 2Th 3:13; He 12:3.

and prayeth,

14 For this¹ cause¹²² I bowºª myº kneesº untoº the² Fatherº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º 15 Ofº whomº the wholeº familyº inº heavenº andº earthº¹ is named,ºª 16 Thatº he would grantºªª you,º according² to¹ the² richesº of his¹² glory,º to be strengthenedºª with mightº byº his¹² Spiritº inº the² innerº man;º 17 That Christº may dwellºª inº yourº heartsº byº faith;º thatº ye, being rootedºª andº groundedºª inº love,º 18 May be ableºª to comprehendºª withº allº saintsº whatº [is] the² breadth,º andº length,º andº depth,º andº height;º

[14] 1K 8:54; 19:18; 2Ch 6:13; Ezr 9:5; Ps 95:6; Is 45:23; Dn 6:10; Lk 22:41; Ac 7:60; 9:40; 20:36; 21:5; Ep 1:3, 16.
[15] Is 65:15; Jr 33:16; Ac 11:26; Ep 1:10, 21; Php 2:9; Col 1:20; Rv 2:17; 3:12; 5:8; 7:4.
[16] Jb 23:6; Ps 28:8; 138:3; Is 40:29; 41:10; Jr 31:33; Zc 10:12; Mt 6:13; Ro 2:29; 7:22; 9:23; 2Co 4:16; 12:9; Ep 1:7, 18; 2:7; 3:8; 6:10; Php 4:13, 19; Col 1:11, 27; 2Ti 4:17; He 11:34; 1P 3:4.
[17] Is 57:15; Mt 7:24; 13:6; Lk 6:48; Jn 6:56; 14:17, 23; 17:23; Ro 5:5; 8:9; 1Co 8:1; 2Co 5:14; 6:16; Ga 2:20; 5:6; Ep 2:21; Col 1:23, 27; 2:7; 1Jn 4:4, 16; Rv 3:20.
[18] Dt 33:2; 2Ch 6:41; Jb 11:7; Ps 103:11, 17; 116:15; 132:9; 139:6; 145:10; Is 55:9; Zc 14:5; Jn 15:13; Ro 10:3, 11; 2Co 13:13; Ga 2:20; 3:13; Ep 1:10, 15, 18; 3:19; Php 2:5; 3:8; Col 1:4; 1Ti 1:14; 3:16; Tit 2:13; Rv 3:21.

that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them.

19 Andº to knowºª the² loveº of Christ,º which passethºª knowledge,º thatº ye might be filledºª withº allº the² fulnessº of God.º 20 Nowº unto him that is ableºª to doºª exceeding¹ abundantlyºº² aboveº allº thatº we askºª orº think,ºª according² to¹ the² powerº that workethºª inº us,º 21 Unto himº [be] gloryº inº the² churchº byº Christº Jesusº throughoutº allº ages,º world¹ without end.º Amen.º

[19] Ps 17:15; 43:4; Mt 5:6; Jn 1:16; 17:3; 2Co 5:14; Ga 2:20; Ep 1:23; 3:18; 5:2, 25; Php 1:7; 2:5; Col 1:10; 2:9; 2P 3:18; 1Jn 4:9; Rv 7:15; 21:22; 22:3.
[20] Gn 17:1; 18:4; Ex 34:6; 2S 7:19; 1K 3:13; 2Ch 25:9; Ps 36:8; So 5:1; Is 35:2; 55:7; Jr 32:17, 27; Dn 3:17; 6:20; Mt 3:9; Jn 10:10, 29; Ro 4:21; 16:25; 1Co 2:9; Ep 1:19; 3:7; Col 1:29; 1Ti 1:14; He 7:25; 11:19; 13:20; Jm 4:12; 2P 1:11; Jde 1:24.
[21] 1Ch 29:11; Ps 29:1; 72:19; 115:1; Is 6:3; 42:12; Mt 6:13; Lk 2:14; Ro 11:36; 16:27; Ga 1:5; Ep 1:6; 2:7; Php 1:11; 2:11; 4:20; 2Ti 4:18; He 13:15, 21; 1P 2:5; 5:11; 2P 3:18; Jde 1:25; Rv 4:9; 5:9; 7:12.


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