1 It is because of this that I, Paul, a prisoner of the Lord Jesus on behalf of you gentiles. . .
2 You have surely heard the way in which God entrusted me with the grace he gave me for your sake;
3 he made known to me by a revelation the mystery I have just described briefly-
4 a reading of it will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
5 This mystery, as it is now revealed in the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, was unknown to humanity in previous generations:
6 that the gentiles now have the same inheritance and form the same Body and enjoy the same promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 I have been made the servant of that gospel by a gift of grace from God who gave it to me by the workings of his power.
8 I, who am less than the least of all God's holy people, have been entrusted with this special grace, of proclaiming to the gentiles the unfathomable treasure of Christ
9 and of throwing light on the inner workings of the mystery kept hidden through all the ages in God, the Creator of everything.
10 The purpose of this was, that now, through the Church, the principalities and ruling forces should learn how many-sided God's wisdom is,
11 according to the plan which he had formed from all eternity in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 In him we are bold enough to approach God in complete confidence, through our faith in him;
13 so, I beg you, do not let the hardships I go through on your account make you waver; they are your glory.
14 This, then, is what I pray, kneeling before the Father,
15 from whom every fatherhood, in heaven or on earth, takes its name.
16 In the abundance of his glory may he, through his Spirit, enable you to grow firm in power with regard to your inner self,
17 so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love,
18 with all God's holy people you will have the strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth;
19 so that, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond knowledge, you may be filled with the utter fullness of God.
20 Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine;
21 glory be to him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ Jesus 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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