The Mystery of the Gospel 1 DBY For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations, BSB BSB: For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
2 DBY (if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you, BSB BSB: Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
3 DBY that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly, BSB BSB: that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
4 DBY by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,) BSB BSB: In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5 DBY which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the power of the Spirit, BSB BSB: which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
6 DBY that they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings; BSB BSB: 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.
7 DBY of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power. BSB BSB: I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
8 DBY To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ, BSB BSB: 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,
9 DBY and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things, BSB BSB: and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
10 DBY in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God, BSB BSB: 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,
11 DBY according to the purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, BSB BSB: according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 DBY in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him. BSB BSB: In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
13 DBY Wherefore I beseech you not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory. BSB BSB: So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians 14 DBY For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , BSB BSB: ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
15 DBY of whom every family in the heavens and on earth is named, BSB BSB: from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
16 DBY in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man; BSB BSB: I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
17 DBY that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love, BSB BSB: so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 DBY in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height; BSB BSB: will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
19 DBY and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled even to all the fulness of God. BSB BSB: of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 DBY But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us, BSB BSB: 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,
21 DBY to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen). BSB BSB: to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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