以弗所书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
外族人的福音使者
3 为此，我保罗为了把基督耶稣传给你们外族人而做了囚犯。 2 相信你们已经听说了，上帝委派我将祂的恩典传给你们。 3 祂借着启示让我明白福音的奥秘，正如我前面简要提过的。 4 你们读过之后，就能明白我对基督的奥秘有深刻的认识。 5 自古以来，上帝没有让人知道这奥秘，如今祂借着圣灵将这奥秘启示给祂的圣使徒和先知。 6 这奥秘就是外族人能够在基督耶稣里借着福音与以色列人同做后嗣，同为一体，同享应许。
7 上帝运用大能赐给我恩典，叫我成为这福音的使者。 8 我本来比最卑微的圣徒还卑微，却蒙上帝赐我这恩典，让我把基督那测不透的丰富传给外族人， 9 让全人类都明白世代隐藏在创造万物的上帝里面的奥秘， 10 目的是为了透过教会让天上的执政者和掌权者现在可以看出上帝丰富的智慧。 11 这是上帝万世以前在我们主基督耶稣里定好的计划。 12 我们靠着基督、借着信祂可以坦然无惧、毫无疑虑地来到上帝面前。 13 所以，我请求各位不要因我为你们受苦而沮丧，这其实是你们的荣耀。
基督的爱
14-15 为此，我跪在天地万物的本源——天父面前， 16 祈求祂按照自己丰富的荣耀，借着祂的灵，以大能使你们内在的生命刚强起来， 17 使基督借着你们的信心住在你们心里，使你们在爱中扎根、坚立， 18 以便能够与众圣徒一同领悟基督的爱是多么长阔高深， 19 并知道基督的爱是远超过人所能理解的爱，好叫上帝无限的丰富充满你们。
20 上帝的能力运行在我们里面，能够丰丰富富地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的。 21 愿祂在教会中，在基督耶稣里得到荣耀，直到世世代代，永永远远。阿们！
以弗所書 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
外族人的福音使者
3 為此，我保羅為了把基督耶穌傳給你們外族人而作了囚犯。 2 相信你們已經聽說了，上帝委派我將祂的恩典傳給你們。 3 祂藉著啟示讓我明白福音的奧祕，正如我前面簡要提過的。 4 你們讀過之後，就能明白我對基督的奧祕有深刻的認識。 5 自古以來，上帝沒有讓人知道這奧祕，如今祂藉著聖靈將這奧祕啟示給祂的聖使徒和先知。 6 這奧祕就是外族人能夠在基督耶穌裡藉著福音與以色列人同作後嗣，同為一體，同享應許。
7 上帝運用大能賜給我恩典，叫我成為這福音的使者。 8 我本來比最卑微的聖徒還卑微，卻蒙上帝賜我這恩典，讓我把基督那測不透的豐富傳給外族人， 9 讓全人類都明白世代隱藏在創造萬物的上帝裡面的奧祕， 10 目的是為了透過教會讓天上的執政者和掌權者現在可以看出上帝豐富的智慧。 11 這是上帝萬世以前在我們主基督耶穌裡定好的計劃。 12 我們靠著基督、藉著信祂可以坦然無懼、毫無疑慮地來到上帝面前。 13 所以，我請求各位不要因我為你們受苦而沮喪，這其實是你們的榮耀。
基督的愛
14-15 為此，我跪在天地萬物的本源——天父面前， 16 祈求祂按照自己豐富的榮耀，藉著祂的靈，以大能使你們內在的生命剛強起來， 17 使基督藉著你們的信心住在你們心裡，使你們在愛中扎根、堅立， 18 以便能夠與眾聖徒一同領悟基督的愛是多麼長闊高深， 19 並知道基督的愛是遠超過人所能理解的愛，好叫上帝無限的豐富充滿你們。
20 上帝的能力運行在我們裡面，能夠豐豐富富地成就一切，超過我們所求所想的。 21 願祂在教會中，在基督耶穌裡得到榮耀，直到世世代代，永永遠遠。阿們！
以 弗 所 書 3
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
保罗向外族人传教
3 因此，我，保罗为了你们非犹太人，成为耶稣基督的囚徒。 2 你们肯定知道，上帝通过他的恩典，赐给了我帮助你们的这项工作。 3 上帝通过启示，让我获悉了他的秘密计划，正如我已简要地写给你们的那样。 4 如果你们读了，你们就会懂得我对基督秘密真理的见解。 5 这个奥秘以往没有向人类披露过。而现在，上帝通过圣灵把它启示给了他的圣使和先知。 6 这个奥秘是：通过福音，非犹太人和犹太人成为共同的继承人。他们是同一个身体的组成部分，共同分享着上帝在耶稣基督里许下的诺言。
7 由于上帝的恩赐，我成了一名传播福音的仆人，这恩赐是上帝运用他的力量赐给我的。 8 虽然我在上帝的子民里最微不足道，但是却蒙恩向外族人传播基督那丰富的、不可捉摸的福音， 9 让全人类都清楚上帝的秘密计划，自古以来，万物的创造者上帝就把这秘密隐藏起来， 10 以便现在通过教会 [a]，让天界的统治者和权势者明白他的多重智慧。 11 这和上帝的永恒目的是一致的，他已在耶稣基督我们的主之中实现了它。 12 在基督中，凭借对他的信仰，我们坦然无畏地来到上帝的面前。 13 因此我请求你们，不要因为我为你们遭受苦难而沮丧，我的苦难会给你们带来荣誉。
基督之爱
14 因此，我在父面前下拜祈祷。 15 无论是天上地下，所有的家庭都从他那里领受到它的名。 16 我请求父用他的伟大荣耀通过圣灵赐给你们力量，让你们内心得以坚强。 17 我祈祷，通过信仰，基督会活在你们心里，并使你们的根基深植于爱中， 18 以便让你们和上帝的所有圣民都有能力去理解基督之爱的博大精深。 19 基督的爱比任何人所能知道的都要伟大。但是，我祈祷你们能够知道那种爱，这样，你们才能彻底被上帝的丰富所充满。
20 上帝运用工作在我们之中的力量，能够成就远超过我们所求和所想的事情。 21 愿在教会和耶稣基督之中的荣耀世世代代、永远永远属于他，阿们。
Footnotes
- 以 弗 所 書 3:10 教会： 上帝的教会—在基督之中他的子民。
Ephesians 3
New Catholic Bible
Paul’s Commission To Preach the Mystery[a]
Chapter 3
The Mystery Made Known. 1 This is the reason why I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—[b] 2 For you surely must have heard of the mystery of God’s grace that was entrusted to me on your behalf, 3 and how the mystery was made known to me by a revelation, as I have briefly written. 4 Reading this, you will be able to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
5 It was not disclosed to human beings in previous generations, but now it has been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, 6 namely that the Gentiles have become coheirs, members of the same body, and sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Mission to the Gentiles. 7 I became its minister by God’s grace bestowed on me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and to enlighten all concerning the administration of the mystery that had been kept hidden throughout the ages in God, the creator of all things.
10 In this way, the wisdom of God in its infinite variety might be made known through the Church to the principalities and powers in the heavens. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have free access to God in boldness and confidence because of our faith in him. 13 Therefore, I beg you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you. Truly, they are your glory.
14 Prayer for a Deeper Faith. This is the reason why I kneel in prayer before the Father, 15 from whom every family[c] in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I ask that from the riches of his glory he may grant through his Spirit that you be strengthened with power in your inner being 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that, rooted and grounded in love, 18 you may have the power to comprehend with all the saints its breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and know Christ’s love even though it is beyond knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 To him who in all things is able
through the power
that is at work within us
to accomplish abundantly far more
than all we can ask or imagine,
21 to him be glory in the Church
and in Christ Jesus
through all generations,
forever and ever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 3:1 No one could have foreseen the call and reconciliation of the Gentiles. It is now a fact in the fraternal life of communities and in the spread of the Gospel, announcing the joy of salvation to all peoples. It shows that the mystery of God is being revealed, for in Christ all human beings can now approach God. Since his conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul has had no other desire but to proclaim and manifest this mystery.
The Apostle finally completes the prayer that he started several times previously. He asks that God himself may enable believers to comprehend the inexpressible riches of the mystery. This is true not only for the initiated but also for all the “saints,” i.e., all those who have been baptized and called. - Ephesians 3:1 The sentence breaks off and is continued in v. 14.
- Ephesians 3:15 Every family: in this case, the family of the human race.
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