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Ephesians 3 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Paul’s Stewardship

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For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:2 - assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3 - and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:4 - By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 - which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:6 - [it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:7 - Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:8 - To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:10 - So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:11 - This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:12 - in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13 - So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.

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For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:15 - from whom every family in heaven and on earth [fn]derives its name [God—the first and ultimate Father].

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:16 - May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:17 - so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:18 - be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love];

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].

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Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 - to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.
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In Greek, the word for family is patria, which is derived from pater, the word for “father.” The concept of family originates with God.
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