Ephesians 3

Tree of Life Version

The Mystery of the Gentiles Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, am a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you Gentiles. ² Surely you have heard about the plan of God’s grace given to me for you— ³ that the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote before briefly. ⁴ When you read this, you can understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah— ⁵ which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations, as it has now been revealed by the Ruach to His holy emissaries and prophets. ⁶ This mystery is that the Gentiles are joint heirs and fellow members of the same body and co-sharers of the promise in Messiah Yeshua through the Good News. ⁷ I became a servant of this Good News by the gift of God’s favor given to me through the exercise of His power.

⁸ This favor was given to me, the very least of His kedoshim, to proclaim to the Gentiles the endless riches of the Messiah ⁹ and to bring to light the plan of the mystery—which for ages was hidden in God, who created all things. ¹⁰ The purpose is that through Messiah’s community the multi-faceted wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places, ¹¹ which is in keeping with the eternal purpose that He carried out in Messiah Yeshua our Lord. ¹² In Him we have boldness and access with confidence through trusting in Him. ^{[a] 13} So I ask you not to be discouraged by my troubles on your behalf—they are your glory.

Prayer for Power and Understanding

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father^[b]— ¹⁵ from Him every family in heaven and on earth receives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that from His glorious riches He would grant you to be strengthened in your inner being with power through His Ruach, ¹⁷ so that Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ may have strength to grasp with all the kedoshim what is the width and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Messiah which surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled up with all the fullness of God.

²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, by means of His power that works in us, ²¹ to Him be the glory in the community of believers and in Messiah Yeshua throughout all generations^[c] forever and ever! Amen.