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Epistle to the Ephesians, Chapter 3

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Ephesians 3 RSV - Revised Standard VersionEphesians 3 RSV - Revised Standard Version

Chapter 3 of Ephesians—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
  2. assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
  3. how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
  4. When you read this you can perceive my insight into 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. that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
  7. ¶ Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace which was given me by the working of his power.
  8. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  9. and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[a] God who created all things;
  10. that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places.
  11. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
  12. in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him.
  13. So I ask you not to[b] lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
  14. ¶ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  15. from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
  16. that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man,
  17. and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  18. may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
  19. and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.
  20. ¶ Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think,
  21. to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or by
  2. ^ Or I ask that I may not

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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