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Ephesians 3
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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

1For this reason I, Paul, oa prisoner of Christ Jesus pon behalf of you Gentiles— 2assuming that you have heard of qthe stewardship of rGod's grace that was given to me for you, 3show the mystery was made known to me tby revelation, uas I have written briefly. 4vWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into wthe mystery of Christ, 5which 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. 6This mystery is1 that the Gentiles are xfellow heirs, ymembers of the same body, and zpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

7aOf this gospel I was made ba minister according to the gift of cGod's grace, which was given me dby the working of his power. 8To me, ethough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, fto preach to the Gentiles the gunsearchable hriches of Christ, 9and ito bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery jhidden for ages in2 God, kwho created all things, 10so that through the church the manifold lwisdom of God mmight now be made known to nthe rulers and authorities oin the heavenly places. 11This was paccording to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have qboldness and raccess with sconfidence through our tfaith in him. 13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ufor you, vwhich is your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom wevery family3 in heaven and on earth is named, 16that according to xthe riches of his glory yhe may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit zin your inner being, 17aso that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being brooted and cgrounded in love, 18may have strength to dcomprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and eheight and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ fthat surpasses knowledge, that gyou may be filled with all hthe fullness of God.

20iNow to jhim who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, kaccording to the power at work within us, 21lto him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Footnotes

  • 1 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
  • 2 3:9 Or by
  • 3 3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14
Displaying 1-10 of 18 sermons for this passage.

Comprehending the Measureless Love of Christ

Ephesians 3:14 Sermon 50:15 ID: 3486

The Praise

Ephesians 3:20–21 Sermon 50:35 ID: 3261

The Message

Ephesians 3:7–13 Sermon 43:10 ID: 3259

The Prayer

Ephesians 3:14–19 Sermon 50:18 ID: 3260

The Shepherds

Ephesians 3:1–6 Sermon 55:33 ID: 3258

A Doxology

Ephesians 3:20–21 Sermon Includes Transcript 36:01 ID: 3200

I Bow My Knees — Part Two

Ephesians 3:16–17 Sermon Includes Transcript 36:40 ID: 3198

I Bow My Knees — Part Three

Ephesians 3:18–19 Sermon Includes Transcript 32:25 ID: 3199

I Bow My Knees — Part One

Ephesians 3:14–19 Sermon Includes Transcript 41:08 ID: 3197

The Best Is Yet to Be!

Ephesians 3:11–13 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:53 ID: 3196

Displaying 1-2 of 2 series for this passage.

A Study in Ephesians, Volume 4

The Mystery of the Gospel Ephesians 3:1–21 Series ID: 14904

The Kingdom of God, Volume 2

Matthew 1:1 – Revelation 22:21 Series ID: 26802