Ephesians 3
Paul's Ministry to the
Gentiles |
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For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of
Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
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if ye have heard of the dispensation of
the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
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how that by revelation he made known unto
me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words;
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whereby, when ye read, ye may understand
my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,)
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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;
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that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs,
and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the
gospel. Col. 1.26, 27
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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.
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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;
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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:
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to the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known
by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
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according to the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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in whom we have boldness and access with
confidence by the faith of him.
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Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at
my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
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Prayer for Love Which
Surpasses Knowledge |
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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of whom the whole family in heaven and
earth is named,
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that he would grant you, according to the
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in
the inner man;
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that Christ may dwell in your hearts by
faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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may be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and
height;
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and to know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of
God.
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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,
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unto him be glory in the church by
Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
Amen.
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