Ephesians 3

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

3For this reason I, Paul, ^oa prisoner of Christ Jesus ^pon behalf of you Gentiles— ²assuming that you have heard of ^qthe stewardship of ^rGod’s grace that was given to me for you, ^3show the mystery was made known to me ^tby revelation, ^uas I have written briefly. ^4vWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^wthe mystery of Christ, ⁵which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. ⁶This mystery is¹ that the Gentiles are ^xfellow heirs, ^ymembers of the same body, and ^zpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

^7aOf this gospel I was made ^ba minister according to the gift of ^cGod’s grace, which was given me ^dby the working of his power. ⁸To me, ^ethough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^fto preach to the Gentiles the ^gunsearchable ^hriches of Christ, ⁹and ⁱto bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ^jhidden for ages in² God, ^kwho created all things, ¹⁰so that through the church the manifold ^lwisdom of God ^mmight now be made known to ⁿthe rulers and authorities ^oin the heavenly places. ¹¹This was ^paccording to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have ^qboldness and ^raccess with ^sconfidence through our ^tfaith in him. ¹³So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ^ufor you, ^vwhich is your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵from whom ^wevery family³ in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶that according to ^xthe riches of his glory ^yhe may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit ^zin your inner being, ^17aso that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being ^brooted and ^cgrounded in love, ¹⁸may have strength to ^dcomprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and ^eheight and depth, ¹⁹and to know the love of Christ ^fthat surpasses knowledge, that ^gyou may be filled with all ^hthe fullness of God.

²⁰ⁱNow to ^jhim who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, ^kaccording to the power at work within us, ^21lto him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.