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Ephesians 3

Paul's Stewardship

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For thisg3778 reasong5484 I, Paulg3972,  athe prisonerg1198 of  bChristg5547 Jesusg2424  cfor the sakeg5228 of you  dGentilesg1484--

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ifg1487 indeedg1065 you have heardg191 of the  astewardshipg3622 of God'sg2316 graceg5485 which was giveng1325 to me for you;

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 athat  bby revelationg602 there was  cmadeg1107 knowng1107 to me  dthe mysteryg3466,  eas I wroteg4270 beforeg4270 in briefg3641.

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 1By referring to thisg3739, when you readg314 you cang1410 understandg3539  amy insightg4907  2into the  bmysteryg3466 of Christg5547,

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whichg3739 in otherg2087 generationsg1074 was not madeg1107 knowng1107 to the sonsg5207 of meng444, as it has nowg3568 been revealedg601 to His holyg40  aapostlesg652 and prophetsg4396  1in the Spiritg4151;

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to be specific, that the Gentilesg1484 are  afellowg4789 heirsg4789 and  bfellowg4954 membersg4954 of the bodyg4954, and  cfellowg4830 partakersg4830 of the promiseg1860 in  dChristg5547 Jesusg2424 throughg1223 the gospelg2098,

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 aof whichg3739 I was madeg1096 a  bministerg1249, accordingg2596 to the giftg1431 of  cGod'sg2316 graceg5485 which was giveng1325 to me  daccordingg2596 to the workingg1753b of His powerg1411.

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To me,  athe veryg1646 leastg1646 of allg3956  1saintsg40, thisg3778 graceg5485 was giveng1325, to  bpreachg2097 to the Gentilesg1484 the unfathomableg421  crichesg4149 of Christg5547,

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and to  1bringg5461 to lightg5461 whatg5101 is the administrationg3622 of the  amysteryg3466 which for agesg165 has been  bhiddeng613 in Godg2316  cwho createdg2936 allg3956 thingsg3956;

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sog2443 that the manifoldg4182  awisdomg4678 of Godg2316 might nowg3568 be  bmadeg1107 knowng1107 throughg1223 the churchg1577 to the  crulersg746 and the authoritiesg1849 in  dthe heavenlyg2032 places.

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This was in  aaccordanceg2596 with the  1eternalg165 purposeg4286 whichg3739 He  2carriedg4160 out in  bChristg5547 Jesusg2424 our Lordg2962,

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in whomg3739 we haveg2192 boldnessg3954 and  1 aconfidentg4006  baccessg4318 throughg1223 faithg4102  2in Him.

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Thereforeg1352 I askg154  1you not  ato loseg1457b heartg1457b at my tribulationsg2347  bon your behalfg5228,  2for they are your gloryg1391.

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For thisg3778 reasong5484 I  abowg2578 my kneesg1119 beforeg4314 the Fatherg3962,

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from whomg3739  1everyg3956 familyg3965 in heaveng3772 and on earthg1093 derivesg3687 its nameg3687,

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that He would grantg1325 you, accordingg2596 to  athe richesg4149 of His gloryg1391, to be  bstrengthenedg2901 with powerg1411 throughg1223 His Spiritg4151 in  cthe innerg2080 mang444,

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so that  aChristg5547 may dwellg2730 in your heartsg2588 throughg1223 faithg4102; and that you, being  brootedg4492 and  cgroundedg2311 in loveg26,

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may be ableg1840 to comprehendg2638 with  aallg3956 the  1saintsg40 whatg5101 is  bthe breadthg4114 and lengthg3372 and heightg5311 and depthg899,

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and to knowg1097  athe loveg26 of Christg5547 which  bsurpassesg5235 knowledgeg1108, that you may be  cfilledg4137 up to allg3956 the  dfullnessg4138 of Godg2316.

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 aNowg1161 to Him who is  bableg1410 to dog4160 farg5238b moreg5238b abundantlyg5238b beyondg5228 allg3956 that we askg154 org2228 thinkg3539,  caccordingg2596 to the powerg1411 that worksg1754 withing1722 us,

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 ato Him be the gloryg1391 in the churchg1577 and in Christg5547 Jesusg2424 to allg3956 generationsg1074  1foreverg165 and everg165. Ameng281.



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