# Ephesians 3 
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1. For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—<a id="2" name="2"></a>
2. assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
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3. how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
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4. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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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.
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6. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 
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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.
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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,
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9. and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,
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10. so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
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11. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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12. in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
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13. So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. 
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14. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
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15. from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
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16. that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
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17. so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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18. may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
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19. and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 
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20. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
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21. to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. 

(ESV)