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Ephesians 3:1-13

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

2 --if indeed you have heard [about] the stewardship of God's grace given to me for you.

3 According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,

4 so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery 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 apostles and prophets by the Spirit):

6 [that] the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,

9 and to enlighten everyone [as to] what [is] the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all [things],

10 in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places] through the church,

11 according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.

13 Therefore I ask [you] not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.

New International Version NIV

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.

8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,

9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

10 His intent 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 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.