Ephesians 3
New International Reader's Version
God’s Wonderful Plan for the Gentiles
3 I, Paul, am a prisoner because of Christ Jesus. I am in prison because of my work among you who are Gentiles.
2 I am sure you have heard that God appointed me to share his grace with you. 3 I’m talking about the mystery God showed me. I have already written a little about it. 4 By reading about this mystery, you will be able to understand what I know. You will know about the mystery of Christ. 5 The mystery was not made known to people of other times. But now the Holy Spirit has made this mystery known to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.
7 I now serve the good news because God gave me his grace. His power is at work in me. 8 I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives. 9 God told me to make clear to everyone how the mystery came about. In times past it was kept hidden in the mind of God, who created all things. 10 He wanted the rulers and authorities in the heavenly world to come to know his great wisdom. The church would make it known to them. 11 That was God’s plan from the beginning. He has fulfilled his plan through Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Through him and through faith in him we can approach God. We can come to him freely. We can come without fear. 13 So here is what I’m asking you to do. Don’t lose hope because I am suffering for you. It will lead to the time when God will give you his glory.
Paul Prays for the Ephesians
14 I bow in prayer to the Father because of my work among you. 15 From the Father every family in heaven and on earth gets its name. 16 I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you. 17 Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I pray that it will have a strong foundation. 18 May you have power together with all the Lord’s holy people to understand Christ’s love. May you know how wide and long and high and deep it is. 19 And may you know his love, even though it can’t be known completely. Then you will be filled with everything God has for you.
20 God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine. He does everything by his power that is working in us. 21 Give him glory in the church and in Christ Jesus. Give him glory through all time and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kehillah in Ephesus 3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
3 For this cause, I, Sha’ul, the prisoner of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua for you Goyim,
2 If indeed you heard of the pekudat Hashem of the Chen v’Chesed Hashem having been given to me for you,
3 That according to hisgalus (revelation) there was made known to me the sod of the raz, as I wrote before in brief,
4 As to which you are able by reading to have binah of my haara (insight) into the Sod HaMoshiach the Secret ( of Moshiach),
5 Of which in other dorot (generations) was not made known to the Bnei Adam as it has now been made hisgalus (revelation) to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach’s Shlichim and Nevi’im HaKedoshim in the Ruach Hakodesh,
6 Namely, that the Nations are fellow bnei HaYerushshah (heirs) of the nachalah (allotted inheritance, Ps 16:5-6) and joint evarim of HaGuf HaMoshiach [Gn 47:18; Ps 16:9-10; Job 19:25-27; Isa 53:11] and joint partakers of the havtachah (promise) in Moshiach Yehoshua (Yeshua) through the Besuras HaGeulah, [Ezek 47:22]
7 Of which I became a keli kodesh (minister) according to the matnat Hashem of the Chen v’Chesed of G-d having been bestowed upon me, according to the working of His gevurah (power).
8 To me, the less than the least of all Kadoshim, was given this Chen v’Chesed Hashem, to preach to the Goyim the unsearchable osher (riches) of Moshiach,
9 And to shed light on what is the pekudat Hashem of the Sod that was meOlam nistar (hidden) in Hashem, who created all things,
10 In order that the many faceted Chochmat Hashem might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in Shomayim through the Moshiach’s Brit Chadasha Kehillah.
11 This was in accordance with the tochnit Hashem (purposeful and willed plan of G-d) for the Olamim (Ages), which He implemented in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu,
12 In whom we have boldness and HaSha’ar laHashem (gate to approach G-d’s presence, access of the tzaddikim Ps 118:20) in bitachon through emunah in Him.
13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose chozek concerning my tzoros on your behalf, which is for your kavod.
14 For this cause I fall down before HaAv,
15 From whom every mishpochah in Shomayim and on Ha’Aretz is named,
16 That Hashem may grant you according to the osher of His kavod to become mightily empowered through His Ruach Hakodesh in the inner man;
17 So that Moshiach may make His maon (dwelling place, permanent residence, home) in your levavot through emunah, being rooted and grounded in ahavah,
18 That you may be able to have binah, together with all the Kadoshim, what is the breadth and length and height and depth [IYOV 11:8,9; TEHILLIM 103:11]
19 And to have da’as of the ahavah of Moshiach, which ahavah surpasses da’as, in order that you may be filled to all the melo (plentitude) of Hashem.
20 Now to the One who is able to do exceedingly abundantly, beyond all that we ask or think, according to the ko’ach working in us. [MELACHIM ALEF 3:13]
21 To Him be kavod in the Brit Chadasha Kehillah and in Moshiach Yehoshua, bekhol hadorot l’Olam va’ed. Omein.
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