The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To The Ephesians

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The King James Version

¹ On this behalf I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you, the nations --
² since you surely hear of the administration of the grace of God that is given to me for you,
³ for by revelation the secret is made known to me (according as I write before, in brief,
⁴ by which you who are reading are able to apprehend my understanding in the secret of the Christ,
⁵ which, in other generations, is not made known to the sons of humanity as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets): in spirit
⁶ the nations are to be joint enjoyers of an allotment, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, through the evangel
⁷ of which I became the dispenser, in accord with the gratuity of the grace of God, which is granted to me in accord with His powerful operation.
⁸ To me, less than the least of all saints, was granted this grace: to bring the evangel of the untraceable riches of Christ to the nations,
⁹ and to enlighten all as to what is the administration of the secret, which has been concealed from the eons in God, Who creates all,
¹⁰ that now may be made known to the sovereignties and the authorities among the celestials, through the ecclesia, the multifarious wisdom of God,
¹¹ in accord with the purpose of the eons, which He makes in Christ Jesus, our Lord;
¹² in Whom we have boldness and access with confidence, through His faith. --
¹³ Wherefore I am requesting you not to be despondent at those of my afflictions for your sake which are your glory.
¹⁴ On this behalf am I bowing my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
¹⁵ after Whom every kindred in the heavens and on earth is being named,
¹⁶ that He may be giving you, in accord with the riches of His glory, to be made staunch with power, through His spirit, in the man within,
¹⁷ Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, having been rooted and grounded in love,
¹⁸ should be strong to grasp, together with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and depth and height --
¹⁹ to know the love of Christ as well which transcends knowledge -- that you may be completed for the entire complement of God.
²⁰ Now to Him Who is able to do superexcessively above all that we are requesting or apprehending, according to the power that is operating in us,
²¹ to Him be the glory in the ecclesia and in Christ Jesus for all the generations of the eon of the eons! Amen!

¹ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
² If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
³ How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
⁴ Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
⁵ Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
⁶ That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
⁷ Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
⁸ Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
⁹ And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
¹⁰ To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
¹¹ According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
¹² In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
¹³ Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
¹⁵ Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
¹⁶ That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
¹⁷ That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
¹⁸ May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
¹⁹ And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
²¹ Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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