أفسس 3

1بِسَبَبِ هَذَا أَنَا بُولُسُ، أَسِيرُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ لِأَجْلِكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأُمَمُ، 2إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِتَدْبِيرِ نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةِ لِي لِأَجْلِكُمْ. 3أَنَّهُ بِإِعْلَانٍ عَرَّفَنِي بِٱلسِّرِّ. كَمَا سَبَقْتُ فَكَتَبْتُ بِٱلْإِيجَازِ. 4ٱلَّذِي بِحَسَبِهِ حِينَمَا تَقْرَأُونَهُ، تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَفْهَمُوا دِرَايَتِي بِسِرِّ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. 5ٱلَّذِي فِي أَجْيَالٍ أُخَرَ لَمْ يُعَرَّفْ بِهِ بَنُو ٱلْبَشَرِ، كَمَا قَدْ أُعْلِنَ ٱلْآنَ لِرُسُلِهِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ بِٱلرُّوحِ: 6أَنَّ ٱلْأُمَمَ شُرَكَاءُ فِي ٱلْمِيرَاثِ وَٱلْجَسَدِ وَنَوَالِ مَوْعِدِهِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ بِٱلْإِنْجِيلِ. 7ٱلَّذِي صِرْتُ أَنَا خَادِمًا لَهُ حَسَبَ مَوْهِبَةِ نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةِ لِي حَسَبَ فِعْلِ قُوَّتِهِ. 8لِي أَنَا أَصْغَرَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ، أُعْطِيَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةُ، أَنْ أُبَشِّرَ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ بِغِنَى ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلَّذِي لَا يُسْتَقْصَى، 9وَأُنِيرَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ فِي مَا هُوَ شَرِكَةُ ٱلسِّرِّ ٱلْمَكْتُومِ مُنْذُ ٱلدُّهُورِ فِي ٱللهِ خَالِقِ ٱلْجَمِيعِ بِيَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. 10لِكَيْ يُعَرَّفَ ٱلْآنَ عِنْدَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَٱلسَّلَاطِينِ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوِيَّاتِ، بِوَاسِطَةِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، بِحِكْمَةِ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُتَنَوِّعَةِ، 11حَسَبَ قَصْدِ ٱلدُّهُورِ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا. 12ٱلَّذِي بِهِ لَنَا جَرَاءَةٌ وَقُدُومٌ بِإِيمَانِهِ عَنْ ثِقَةٍ. 13لِذَلِكَ أَطْلُبُ أَنْ لَا تَكِلُّوا فِي شَدَائِدِي لِأَجْلِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ مَجْدُكُمْ. 14بِسَبَبِ هَذَا أَحْنِي رُكْبَتَيَّ لَدَى أَبِي رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، 15ٱلَّذِي مِنْهُ تُسَمَّى كُلُّ عَشِيرَةٍ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. 16لِكَيْ يُعْطِيَكُمْ بِحَسَبِ غِنَى مَجْدِهِ، أَنْ تَتَأَيَّدُوا بِٱلْقُوَّةِ بِرُوحِهِ فِي ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلْبَاطِنِ، 17لِيَحِلَّ ٱلْمَسِيحُ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، 18وَأَنْتُمْ مُتَأَصِّلُونَ وَمُتَأَسِّسُونَ فِي ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ، حَتَّى تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ تُدْرِكُوا مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ، مَا هُوَ ٱلْعَرْضُ وَٱلطُّولُ وَٱلْعُمْقُ وَٱلْعُلْوُ، 19وَتَعْرِفُوا مَحَبَّةَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلْفَائِقَةَ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ، لِكَيْ تَمْتَلِئُوا إِلَى كُلِّ مِلْءِ ٱللهِ. 20وَٱلْقَادِرُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَكْثَرَ جِدًّا مِمَّا نَطْلُبُ أَوْ نَفْتَكِرُ، بِحَسَبِ ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلَّتِي تَعْمَلُ فِينَا، 21لَهُ ٱلْمَجْدُ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ أَجْيَالِ دَهْرِ ٱلدُّهُورِ. آمِينَ.

1For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, 2if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you; 3how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words, 4by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ; 5which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News, 7of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power. 8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ; 10to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places, 11according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord; 12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him. 13Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory. 14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; 17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

1Om deze oorzaak ben ik Paulus de gevangene van Christus Jezus, voor u, die heidenen zijt. 2Indien gij maar gehoord hebt van de bedeling der genade Gods, die mij gegeven is aan u; 3Dat Hij mij door openbaring heeft bekend gemaakt deze verborgenheid, (gelijk ik met weinige woorden te voren geschreven heb; 4Waaraan gij, dit lezende, kunt bemerken mijn wetenschap, in deze verborgenheid van Christus), 5Welke in andere eeuwen den kinderen der mensen niet is bekend gemaakt, gelijk zij nu is geopenbaard aan Zijn heilige apostelen en profeten, door den Geest; 6Namelijk dat de heidenen zijn medeerfgenamen, en van hetzelfde lichaam, en mededeelgenoten Zijner belofte in Christus, door het Evangelie; 7Waarvan ik een dienaar geworden ben, naar de gave der genade Gods, die mij gegeven is, naar de werking Zijner kracht. 8Mij, den allerminste van al de heiligen, is deze genade gegeven, om onder de heidenen door het Evangelie te verkondigen den onnaspeurlijken rijkdom van Christus, 9En allen te verlichten, dat zij mogen verstaan, welke de gemeenschap der verborgenheid zij, die van alle eeuwen verborgen is geweest in God, Welke alle dingen geschapen heeft door Jezus Christus; 10Opdat nu, door de Gemeente, bekend gemaakt worde aan de overheden en de machten in den hemel de veelvuldige wijsheid Gods; 11Naar het eeuwig voornemen, dat Hij gemaakt heeft in Christus Jezus, onzen Heere; 12In Denwelken wij hebben de vrijmoedigheid, en den toegang met vertrouwen, door het geloof aan Hem. 13Daarom bid ik, dat gij niet vertraagt in mijn verdrukkingen voor u, hetwelke is uw heerlijkheid. 14Om deze oorzaak buig ik mijn knieen tot den Vader van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, 15Uit Welken al het geslacht in de hemelen en op de aarde genoemd wordt, 16Opdat Hij u geve, naar den rijkdom Zijner heerlijkheid, met kracht versterkt te worden door Zijn Geest in den inwendigen mens; 17Opdat Christus door het geloof in uw harten wone, en gij in de liefde geworteld en gegrond zijt; 18Opdat gij ten volle kondet begrijpen met al de heiligen, welke de breedte, en lengte, en diepte, en hoogte zij, 19En bekennen de liefde van Christus, die de kennis te boven gaat, opdat gij vervuld wordt tot al de volheid Gods. 20Hem nu, Die machtig is meer dan overvloediglijk te doen, boven al wat wij bidden of denken, naar de kracht, die in ons werkt, 21Hem, zeg ik, zij de heerlijkheid in de Gemeente, door Christus Jezus, in alle geslachten, tot alle eeuwigheid. Amen.