Ephesians 3 Pros Efesioin 3
1Houteu charin mis Paulos tos desmios tou Christou Iēsu huper vu teiu ethneiuFor this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... 2ei ge akouava tan oikonomian tau charitau tou theou tau dōirantau mi eis vin;Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3⸀kata apokalupsian ⸀gnōrizita mi tem mustēriem, kathōs prografama en olige,that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4pros hem dunovō anagnōskarōntois noara tan sunesian mu en te mustērie tou Christou,In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5hem heterai geneai ouk gnōrizita toi huioi toiu anthrōpoiu hōs nun apokaluptita toi hagioi apostoloi autou kai profētoi en pneume,which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6arō teim ethneim sunklēronomeim kai sussōmeim kai summetocheim tau epangeliau ⸂en Christo Iēso⸃ dia teu euangelieu,This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 7heu ⸀genima diakonos kata tan dōrean tau charitau tou theou ⸂tau dōirantau⸃ mi kata tan energeian tau dunamiau autouI became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power. 8mi to elachisto pantoiu hagioiu dōita tas charitas houtas ⸀tei ethnei euangelizera ⸂tem anexichniastem ploutem⸃ tou Christou,Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9kai fōtizara ⸀pantoin tinas tas oikonomias teu mustērieu teu apokruptorēnteu apo toiu aiōnoiu en to theo to teim panteim ⸀ktizaranto,and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10hina gnōriziteia nun tai archai kai tai exousiai en tei epouranei dia tau ekklēsau tas polupoikilas sofias tou theou,His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11kata prothesian toiu aiōnoiu han poiata en ⸀to Christo Iēso to kurio nu,according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12en ho echanō tan parrēsian ⸀kai prosagōgan en pepoithēsia dia tau pistiau autou.In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. 13dio aitomō mē ⸀enkakarō en tai thlipsiai mu huper vu, hotinas atō doxas vu.So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
14Houteu charin kamptamō teim gonueim mu pros ton ⸀patron,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15ek hou pantas patrias en ouranoi kai epi gēau onomazotō,from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16hina ⸀dōateia vi kata ⸂tem ploutem⸃ tau doxau autou dunamia krataiira dia teu pneumeu autou eis ton esō anthrōpon,I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17katoikara ton Christon dia tau pistiau en tai kardiai vu en agapa; rizorēntois kai themeliorēntois,so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18hina exischuaveia katalabera sun pantoi toi hagioi tinem tem platem kai mēkem kai ⸂hupsem kai bathem,⸃will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth 19gnōskara tē tan huperballarōntan tau gnōsiau agapan tou Christou, hina plēriveia eis pantem tem plērōmem tou theou.of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20To de dunorōnto huper panteim poiara huperekperissou heiu aitonō ē noanō kata tan dunamian tan energorōntan en ni,Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, 21auto tas doxas en ta ekklēsa ⸀kai en Christo Iēso eis pantain tain geneain tou aiōnou toiu aiōnoiu; amēn.to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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3 ⸀kata all edd. hoti kata. ⸀gnōrizita Byz gnōrizata. 6 ⸂en Christo Iēso⸃ Byz αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ. 7 ⸀genima Byz genema. ⸂tau dōirantau⸃ Byz tan dōirantan. 8 ⸀tei Byz ἐν τοῖς. ⸂tem anexichniastem ploutem⸃ Byz ton anexichniastem plouton. 9 ⸀pantoin mod. edd. omit. ⸀ktizaranto Byz +διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 11 ⸀to Byz omits. 12 ⸀kai Byz +tan. 13 ⸀enkakarō Byz ἐκκακεῖν. 14 ⸀patron Byz +τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 16 ⸀dōateia Byz dōatoia. ⸂tem ploutem⸃ Byz ton plouton. 18 ⸂hupsem kai bathem⸃ Byz reverses. 21 ⸀kai Byz omits.