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Efesierbrevet 3
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015

Hedningarna är medarvingar

3 (A) Därför böjer jag mina knän[a], jag Paulus som är Kristi Jesu fånge för er skull, ni hedningar. 2 (B) Ni har ju hört om det uppdrag som Gud i sin nåd gav mig med tanke på er, 3 (C) hur jag genom en uppenbarelse fick lära känna den hemlighet som jag redan i korthet har beskrivit. 4 När ni läser detta kan ni förstå min insikt i Kristi hemlighet.

5 (D) I forna generationer var den inte känd för människor så som den nu har uppenbarats genom Anden för hans heliga apostlar och profeter: 6 (E) att hedningarna har samma arv som vi, tillhör samma kropp och har del i samma löfte i Kristus Jesus genom evangeliet. 7 (F) Detta evangelium har jag blivit satt att tjäna med den gåva och nåd som Gud har gett mig genom sin mäktiga kraft.

8 (G) Jag, den allra minste[b] av alla heliga, har fått denna nåd att predika evangeliet om Kristi ofattbara rikedom för hedningarna 9 (H) och att upplysa alla om planen med den hemlighet[c] som från evighet har varit dold i Gud, alltings Skapare. 10 (I) Nu skulle Guds vishet i sin väldiga mångfald göras känd genom församlingen för härskarna och makterna i den himmelska världen. 11 (J) Detta var det eviga beslut som han förverkligade i Kristus Jesus, vår Herre. 12 (K) I honom och genom tron på honom kan vi frimodigt och tryggt komma till Gud.

13 (L) Därför ber jag er att inte tappa modet när jag får lida för er skull. Det är ju en ära för er.

Bön och lovprisning

14 Därför böjer jag mina knän inför Fadern, 15 han från vilken allt som kallas far[d] i himlen och på jorden har sitt namn. 16 (M) Jag ber att han i sin härlighets rikedom ska ge kraft och styrka åt er inre människa genom sin Ande, 17 (N) att Kristus genom tron ska bo i era hjärtan och att ni ska bli rotade och grundade i kärleken. 18 (O) Då ska ni tillsammans med alla de heliga kunna fatta bredden och längden och höjden och djupet[e] 19 (P) och lära känna Kristi kärlek, som går långt bortom all kunskap. Så ska ni bli helt uppfyllda av all Guds fullhet.

20 (Q) Han som kan göra långt mycket mer än allt vi ber om eller tänker oss genom den kraft som verkar i oss, 21 (R) hans är äran i församlingen och i Kristus Jesus, genom alla generationer i evigheters evighet. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. 3:1 böjer jag mina knän   Den bön som vi väntar ska följa i vers 1f kommer först i vers 14.
  2. 3:8 den allra minste   I grundtexten kombinerar Paulus två böjningsformer till en säregen förstärkt form som skulle kunna översättas "den minstaste".
  3. 3:9 hemlighet   Hemligheten om hedningarnas del i frälsningen (jfr vers 6).
  4. 3:15 allt som kallas far   Annan översättning: "varje familj".
  5. 3:18 bredden och längden och höjden och djupet   av hemligheten, Guds frälsningsbeslut.
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Ephesians 3
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III. World Mission of the Church

Chapter 3

Commission to Preach God’s Plan.[a] 1 Because of this,(A) I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ[b] [Jesus] for you Gentiles— 2 if, as I suppose, you have heard of the stewardship[c] of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit,(B) 3 [namely, that] the mystery[d] was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier.(C) 4 When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,(D) 6 that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.(E)

7 Of this I became a minister by the gift of God’s grace that was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power.(F) 8 To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,(G) 9 and to bring to light [for all][e] what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things,(H) 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the principalities and authorities[f] in the heavens.(I) 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness of speech and confidence of access through faith in him.(J) 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over my afflictions for you; this is your glory.(K)

Prayer for the Readers.[g] 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[h] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,(L) 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love,(M) 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth,(N) 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.(O)

20 Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us,(P) 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. 3:1–13 Paul reflects on his mission to the Gentiles. He alludes to his call and appointment to the apostolic office (Eph 3:2–3) and how his insight through revelation, as well as that of the other apostles and charismatic prophets in the church (Eph 3:4–5), has deepened understanding of God’s plan of salvation in Christ. Paul is the special herald (Eph 3:7) of a new promise to the Gentiles (Eph 3:6): that the divine plan includes them in the spiritual benefits promised to Israel. Not only is this unique apostolic role his; Paul also has been given the task of explaining to all the divine plan of salvation (Eph 3:8–9), once hidden. Through the church, God’s plan to save through Christ is becoming manifest to angelic beings (Eph 3:10; cf. Eph 1:21), in accord with God’s purpose (Eph 3:11). The fulfillment of the plan in Christ gives the whole church more confidence through faith in God (Eph 3:12). The readers of this letter are also thereby encouraged to greater confidence despite Paul’s imprisonment (Eph 3:13).
  2. 3:1 A prisoner of Christ: see Introduction. Paul abruptly departs from his train of thought at the end of Eph 3:1, leaving an incomplete sentence.
  3. 3:2 Stewardship: the Greek is the same term employed at Eph 1:10 for the plan that God administers (Col 1:25) and in which Paul plays a key role.
  4. 3:3–4 The mystery: God’s resolve to deliver Gentiles along with Israel through Christ; cf. notes on Eph 1:10; 3:9.
  5. 3:9 [For all]: while some think this phrase was added so as to yield the sense “to enlighten all about the plan…,” it is more likely that some manuscripts and Fathers omitted it accidentally or to avoid the idea that all conflicted with Paul’s assignment to preach to the Gentiles (Eph 3:8) specifically.
  6. 3:10 Principalities and authorities: see note on Eph 1:15–23 regarding Eph 3:21.
  7. 3:14–21 The apostle prays that those he is addressing may, like the rest of the church, deepen their understanding of God’s plan of salvation in Christ. It is a plan that affects the whole universe (Eph 3:15) with the breadth and length and height and depth of God’s love in Christ (Eph 3:18) or possibly the universe in all its dimensions. The apostle prays that they may perceive the redemptive love of Christ for them and be completely immersed in the fullness of God (Eph 3:19). The prayer concludes with a doxology to God (Eph 3:20–21).
  8. 3:14–15 Every family: in the Greek there is wordplay on the word for the Father (patria, patēr). The phrase could also mean “God’s whole family” (cf. Eph 2:21).
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