Ephesians 3

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

¹因此，我─保羅為你們外邦人作了基督耶穌被囚的，替你們祈禱（此句乃照對十四節所加）。

²if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;

²諒必你們曾聽見神賜恩給我，將關切你們的職分託付我，

³that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.

³用啟示使我知道福音的奧祕，正如我以前略略寫過的。

⁴By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

⁴你們念了，就能曉得我深知基督的奧祕。

⁵which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

⁵這奧祕在以前的世代沒有叫人知道，像如今藉著聖靈啟示他的聖使徒和先知一樣。

⁶[to be specific], that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

⁶這奧祕就是外邦人在基督耶穌裡，藉著福音，得以同為後嗣，同為一體，同蒙應許。

⁷of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

⁷我作了這福音的執事，是照神的恩賜，這恩賜是照他運行的大能賜給我的。

⁸To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,

⁸我本來比眾聖徒中最小的還小，然而他還賜我這恩典，叫我把基督那測不透的豐富傳給外邦人，

⁹and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;

⁹又使眾人都明白，這歷代以來隱藏在創造萬物之神裡的奧祕是如何安排的，

¹⁰so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places].

¹⁰為要藉著教會使天上執政的、掌權的，現在得知神百般的智慧。

¹¹[This was] in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

¹¹這是照神從萬世以前，在我們主基督耶穌裡所定的旨意。

¹²in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

¹²我們因信耶穌，就在他裡面放膽無懼，篤信不疑的來到神面前。

¹³Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.

¹³所以，我求你們不要因我為你們所受的患難喪膽，這原是你們的榮耀。

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

¹⁴因此，我在父面前屈膝，

¹⁵from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

¹⁵（天上地上的各（或作：全）家，都是從他得名。）

¹⁶that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

¹⁶求他按著他豐盛的榮耀，藉著他的靈，叫你們心裡的力量剛強起來，

¹⁷so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; [and] that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹⁷使基督因你們的信，住在你們心裡，叫你們的愛心有根有基，

¹⁸may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

¹⁸能以和眾聖徒一同明白基督的愛是何等長闊高深，

¹⁹and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

¹⁹並知道這愛是過於人所能測度的，便叫神一切所充滿的，充滿了你們。

²⁰Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

²⁰神能照著運行在我們心裡的大力充充足足的成就一切，超過我們所求所想的。

²¹to Him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

²¹但願他在教會中，並在基督耶穌裡，得著榮耀，直到世世代代，永永遠遠。阿們！