1 For this reason I, Paul, came to be the prisoner of Christ for you, the non-Jews.
2 You may have heard of the graces God bestowed on me for your sake.
3 By a revelation he gave me the knowledge of his mysterious design, as I have explained in a few words.
4 On reading them you will have some idea of how I understand the mystery of Christ.
5 This mystery was not made known to past generations but only now, through revelations given to holy apostles and prophets.
6 Now the non-Jewish people share the Inheritance; in Christ Jesus the non-Jews are incorporated and are to enjoy the Promise. This is the Good News
7 of which I have become minister by a gift of God, a grace he gave me, when his power worked in me.
8 This grace was given to me, the least among all the holy ones: to announce to the pagan nations the immeasurable riches of Christ
9 and to make clear to all how the mystery, hidden from the beginning in God, the Creator of all things, is to be fulfilled.
10 Even the heavenly forces and powers will now discover through the Church the wisdom of God in its manifold expression, as the plan is being fulfilled
11 which God designed from the beginning in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
12 In him we receive boldness and confidence to approach God.
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged at seeing the trials I endure for you, but rather to feel proud because of them.
14 And now I kneel in the presence of the Father
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth has received its name.
16 May he strengthen in you the inner self through his Spirit, according to the riches of his glory;
17 may Christ dwell in your hearts through faith; may you be rooted and founded in love.
18 All of this so that you may understand with all the holy ones the width, the length, the height and the depth - in a word,
19 that you may know the love of Christ which surpasses all knowledge, that you may be filled and reach the fullness of God.
20 Glory to God who shows his power in us and can do much more than we could ask or imagine;
21 glory to him in the Church and in Christ Jesus through all generations for ever and ever. Amen.
Versículos relacionados com Ephesians, 3:
Ephesians 3 deals with the revelation of God's mystery in relation to the salvation of the Gentiles, which were previously considered excluded. The apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of God's grace in this revelation and the need to preach it to all. Moreover, he highlights the importance of prayer and love of Christ, which goes beyond all understanding. Following are five verses related to these themes:
Acts 22:21: "But he said to me, Go, because I will send you to the Gentiles from afar." This verse shows God's intention to include the Gentiles in salvation, which is the mystery revealed in Ephesians 3.
Romans 16:25-27: "Now, to the one who is powerful to confirm to you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that has been hidden from eternal times, but who has manifested now and has become manifest for Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, to all nations for obedience of faith. " This verse talks about the revelation of the mystery that was once hidden and is now manifest, as in Ephesians 3.
Colossians 4:2-3: "Perseverate in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving; pray for us also, that God may open us to the Word, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am also arrested." This verse highlights the importance of prayer, as well as in Ephesians 3, and also the need to preach the mystery of Christ.
John 13:34: "A new commandment gives you, Let you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another." This verse highlights the love of Christ, which goes beyond all understanding, as in Ephesians 3.
1 John 4:11-12: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we must love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love each other, God is in us, and in us it is perfect yours love." This verse talks about the importance of love, which is a theme present in Ephesians 3, and also highlights God's presence in us when we love each other.
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