EPHESIANS 3 [†]For this reason I, Paul,  o a prisoner for Christ Jesus  p on behalf of you Gentiles— 2[†]assuming that you have heard of  q the stewardship of  r God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3[†] s how the mystery was made known to me  t by revelation,  u as I have written briefly. 4 v When you read this, you can perceive my insight into  w the mystery of Christ, 5[†]which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6[†]This mystery is [1] that the Gentiles are  x fellow heirs,  y members of the same body, and  z partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

7[†] a Of this gospel I was made  b a minister according to the gift of  c God’s grace, which was given me  d by the working of his power. 8[†]To me,  e though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given,  f to preach to the Gentiles the  g unsearchable  h riches of Christ, 9and  i to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery  j hidden for ages in [2] God  k who created all things, 10[†]so that through the church the manifold  l wisdom of God  m might now be made known to  n the rulers and authorities  o in the heavenly places. 11[†]This was  p according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have  q boldness and  r access with  s confidence through our  t faith in him. 13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering  u for you,  v which is your glory.

14[†]For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom  w every family [3] in heaven and on earth is named, 16[†]that according to  x the riches of his glory  y he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit  z in your inner being, 17[†] a so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being  b rooted and  c grounded in love, 18may have strength to  d comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and  e height and depth, 19[†]and to know the love of Christ  f that surpasses knowledge, that  g you may be filled with all  h the fullness of God.

20 i Now to  j him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think,  k according to the power at work within us, 21[†] l to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.