Ephesians Chapter 3
Eph 2:14-22
Paul’s Ministry for Gentiles
3:1 That’s why I’m Christ’s prisoner for you Gentiles. 2 You’ve heard about the stewardship of grace God gave me for you. 3 He revealed to me his previously unrevealed message, like I noted briefly before. 4 When you read it, you can understand my insight into that message about Christ. 5 In other generations God hadn’t made it known to anybody, but now the Spirit has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets. 6 This is the message: Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, fellow partakers of the promise available in Christ Jesus through the good news. 7 I became a minister of that message by the grace God gave me in keeping with his powerful working. 8 To me, the least of the saints, he gave this grace to present to Gentiles Christ’s amazing riches 9 and to bring to light the message that in ages past God kept to himself, who created everything. 10 The church can make known to rulers and authorities in high places the many forms of God’s wisdom. 11 That comes from the eternal purpose he brought about in Christ our Lord. 12 In him we have confident bold access because we trust him. 13 So don’t get discouraged over my difficulties on your behalf. They honor you.
Eph 3:1-13
Another Prayer for the Ephesians
14 So I kneel to the Father; 15 from him every people group in heaven and on earth has identity. 16 I pray that, in keeping with his glorious riches, he’ll greatly increase your inner strength by his Spirit. 17 I pray that Christ will live in your heart by faith, rooted and grounded in love. 18-19 I pray that you’ll be able to understand with all the saints the length and breadth, height and depth of Christ’s love, which is greater than knowledge. I pray that you’ll fully experience everything God provides you.
20 Now to him who can do far more than we think or ask in keeping with the power that’s at work in us— 21 glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations. Amen.
Eph 3:14-21