Ephesians 3:1-13 - ESV Bible - For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ...

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

1 For this reason I, Paul, ¹a prisoner for Christ Jesus ²on behalf of you Gentiles--

2 assuming that you have heard of ³the stewardship of ⁴God's grace that was given to me for you,

3 ⁵how the mystery was made known to me ⁶by revelation, ⁷as I have written briefly.

4 ⁸When you read this, you can perceive my insight into ⁹the mystery of Christ,

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.

6 This mystery is^a that the Gentiles are ¹⁰fellow heirs, ¹¹members of the same body, and ¹²partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

7 ¹³Of this gospel I was made ¹⁴a minister according to the gift of ¹⁵God's grace, which was given me ¹⁶by the working of his power.

8 To me, ¹⁷though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ¹⁸to preach to the Gentiles the ¹⁹unsearchable ²⁰riches of Christ,

9 and ²¹to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ²²hidden for ages in^b God ²³who created all things,

10 so that through the church the manifold ²⁴wisdom of God ²⁵might now be made known to ²⁶the rulers and authorities ²⁷in the heavenly places.

11 This was ²⁸according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 in whom we have ²⁹boldness and ³⁰access with ³¹confidence through our ³²faith in him.

13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ³³for you, ³⁴which is your glory.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Efésios 3:1 Por esta razão eu, Paulo, o prisioneiro de Cristo Jesus por amor de vós gentios...

King James Version KJV

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

New King James Version NKJV

Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles--

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Efésios 3:1 Por essa razão oro, eu, Paulo, prisioneiro de Cristo Jesus, em favor de vocês, gentios.

Ephesians 3:1-13 ESV