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Ephesians 3:9-11
New Living Translation
Ephesians 3:9-11
New Living Translation
9 I was chosen to explain to everyone[a] this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- 3:9 Some manuscripts do not include to everyone.
Ephesians 3:9-11
New International Version
Ephesians 3:9-11
New International Version
9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery,(A) which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God(B) should be made known(C) to the rulers and authorities(D) in the heavenly realms,(E) 11 according to his eternal purpose(F) that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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