Ephesians 3

New King James Version

The Mystery Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— ²if indeed you have heard of the ^[a]dispensation of the grace of God ^(A)which was given to me for you, ³^(B)how that by revelation ^(C)He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, ⁴by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), ⁵which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: ⁶that the Gentiles ^(D)should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, ⁷^(E)of which I became a minister ^(F)according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by ^(G)the effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

⁸To me, ^(H)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles ^(I)the unsearchable riches of Christ, ⁹and to make all see what is the ^[b]fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who ^(J)created all things ^[c]through Jesus Christ; ¹⁰^(K)to the intent that now ^(L)the ^[d]manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church ^(M)to the ^[e]principalities and powers in the heavenly places, ¹¹^(N)according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have boldness and access ^(O)with confidence through faith in Him. ¹³^(P)Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, ^(Q)which is your glory.

Appreciation of the Mystery

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees to the ^(R)Father ^[f]of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ¹⁶that He would grant you, ^(S)according to the riches of His glory, ^(T)to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in ^(U)the inner man, ¹⁷^(V)that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, ^(W)being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸^(X)may be able to comprehend with all the saints ^(Y)what is the width and length and depth and height— ¹⁹to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled ^(Z)with all the fullness of God.

²⁰Now ^(AA)to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly ^(AB)above all that we ask or think, ^(AC)according to the power that works in us, ²¹^(AD)to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Footnotes

Ephesians 3:2 stewardship
Ephesians 3:9 NU, M stewardship (dispensation)
Ephesians 3:9 NU omits through Jesus Christ
Ephesians 3:10 variegated or many-sided
Ephesians 3:10 rulers
Ephesians 3:14 NU omits of our Lord Jesus Christ

Psalm 68:1-18

New King James Version

The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

68 Let ^(A)God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
²^(B)As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
^(C)As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
³But ^(D)let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

⁴Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
^(E)Extol^[a] Him who rides on the ^[b]clouds,
^(F)By His name ^[c]Yah,
And rejoice before Him.

⁵^(G)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
⁶^(H)God sets the solitary in families;
^(I)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But ^(J)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

⁷O God, ^(K)when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah
⁸The earth shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
⁹^(L)You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.
¹⁰Your congregation dwelt in it;
^(M)You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

¹¹The Lord gave the word;
Great was the ^[d]company of those who proclaimed it:
¹²“Kings^(N) of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the ^[e]spoil.
¹³^(O)Though you lie down among the ^[f]sheepfolds,
^(P)You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”
¹⁴^(Q)When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.

¹⁵A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
¹⁶Why do you ^[g]fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
^(R)This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

¹⁷^(S)The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
¹⁸^(T)You have ascended on high,
^(U)You have led captivity captive;
^(V)You have received gifts among men,
Even from ^(W)the rebellious,
^(X)That the Lord God might dwell there.