1 ¶ For this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

For this reason '> because I preached that you are thus built up together], I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus the Christ for the sake and on behalf of you Gentiles—

2 i f ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which has been given to me in you,

Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace (His unmerited favor) that was entrusted to me for your benefit,

3 h ow that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery (as I wrote above in a few words,

that the mystery (secret) was made known to me and I was allowed to comprehend it by direct revelation, as I already briefly wrote you.

4 b y which, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of the Christ),

When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.

5 w hich in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

was never disclosed to human beings in past generations as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles (consecrated messengers) and prophets by the Spirit.

6 t hat the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in the Christ by the gospel,

that the Gentiles are now to be fellow heirs, members of the same body and joint partakers in the same divine promise in Christ through the glad tidings (the Gospel).

7 o f which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the operation of his power.

Of this I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s free grace (undeserved favor) which was bestowed on me by the exercise (the working in all its effectiveness) of His power.

8 U nto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints (God’s consecrated people), this grace (favor, privilege) was granted and graciously entrusted: to proclaim to the Gentiles the unending (boundless, fathomless, incalculable, and exhaustless) riches of Christ,

9 a nd to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the ages has been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.

Also to enlighten all men and make plain to them what is the plan of the mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed until now in God Who created all things by Christ Jesus.

10 T o the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the congregation the manifold wisdom of God,

that through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere.

11 a ccording to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

This is in accordance with the terms of the eternal and timeless purpose which He has realized and carried into effect in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 I n whom we have security and access with confidence by the faith of him.

In Whom, because of our faith in Him, we dare to have the boldness (courage and confidence) of free access (an unreserved approach to God with freedom and without fear).

13 T herefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

So I ask you not to lose heart at what I am suffering in your behalf. for it is an honor to you.

14 ¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

For this reason '> seeing the greatness of this plan by which you are built together in Christ], I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 ( of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named),

For Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

16 t hat he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man,

May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the Spirit.

17 t hat the Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye, being rooted and grounded in charity,

May Christ through your faith dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,

18 m ay be able to well comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height

That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth;

19 a nd to know the charity of the Christ, which passes all knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.

to know '> through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge; that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God '> become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!

20 N ow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the power that is at work within us, is able to do superabundantly, far over and above all that we ask or think —

21 u nto him be glory in the congregation by Christ Jesus throughout all generations of the ages of the ages. Amen.

To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).