The Gospel of Ephesians
For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles
assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;
and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief.
By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;
[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].
Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.
To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.
So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].
So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.
For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name [God—the first and ultimate Father].
May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,
be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love];
and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].
Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,
to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.
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This mystery was made known to the apostle Paul through revelation and through the Spirit to the apostles and prophets.
The mystery is the purpose of God to gather all things in Christ Jesus, those who are in heaven as those who are on earth and to include all people in the promise of life and salvation. Creating for himself a people between Jews and non-Jews.
Paul reflects that his mission is to help Jews and Gentiles to accept each other as co-heirs of the covenant of salvation, this mystery was particularly strange for the Jews of the OT, and was not understood, neither by them nor by the Gentiles, until the coming of Jesus In addition, Paul describes his ardent desire to help every believer discover his role in dispensing, propagating, distributing, administering the great truth of God's purpose in the church.
The second prayer of the apostle is for the power of the holy spirit to fill every believer, which is the logical necessity if the great objective of vv, 9-12 is to be fulfilled.