Epheser 3 | 聖經當代譯本修訂版

外族人的福音使者

1 為此，我保羅為了把基督耶穌傳給你們外族人而作了囚犯。

2 相信你們已經聽說了，上帝委派我將祂的恩典傳給你們。

3 祂藉著啟示讓我明白福音的奧祕，正如我前面簡要提過的。

4 你們讀過之後，就能明白我對基督的奧祕有深刻的認識。

5 自古以來，上帝沒有讓人知道這奧祕，如今祂藉著聖靈將這奧祕啟示給祂的聖使徒和先知。

6 這奧祕就是外族人能夠在基督耶穌裡藉著福音與以色列人同作後嗣，同為一體，同享應許。

7 上帝運用大能賜給我恩典，叫我成為這福音的使者。

8 我本來比最卑微的聖徒還卑微，卻蒙上帝賜我這恩典，讓我把基督那測不透的豐富傳給外族人，

9 讓全人類都明白世代隱藏在創造萬物的上帝裡面的奧祕，

10 目的是為了透過教會讓天上的執政者和掌權者現在可以看出上帝豐富的智慧。

11 這是上帝萬世以前在我們主基督耶穌裡定好的計劃。

12 我們靠著基督、藉著信祂可以坦然無懼、毫無疑慮地來到上帝面前。

13 所以，我請求各位不要因我為你們受苦而沮喪，這其實是你們的榮耀。

基督的愛

14 為此，我跪在天地萬物的本源——天父面前，

16 祈求祂按照自己豐富的榮耀，藉著祂的靈，以大能使你們內在的生命剛強起來，

17 使基督藉著你們的信心住在你們心裡，使你們在愛中扎根、堅立，

18 以便能夠與眾聖徒一同領悟基督的愛是多麼長闊高深，

19 並知道基督的愛是遠超過人所能理解的愛，好叫上帝無限的豐富充滿你們。

20 上帝的能力運行在我們裡面，能夠豐豐富富地成就一切，超過我們所求所想的。

21 願祂在教會中，在基督耶穌裡得到榮耀，直到世世代代，永永遠遠。阿們！

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English Standard Version

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

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

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

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

4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the 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* that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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

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

9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in* God, who created all things,

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

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

12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

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

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

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

15 from whom every family* in heaven and on earth is named,

16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

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

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

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

20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,

21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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