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| [1]For this cause I Paul [am] a prisoner of Iesus Christe, for you heathen |
[1]FOR this cause I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles. |
| [2]Yf ye haue hearde of the dispensatio of the grace of God, which is geuen me to youwarde |
[2]Have you ever heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you? |
| [3]For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me (as I wrote afore in fewe wordes |
[3]For the mystery was made known to me by a revelation; as I have briefly written you before, |
| [4]Whereby, when ye reade, ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the misterie of Christe |
[4]So that when you read it you can understand my knowledge of the mystery of Christ, |
| [5]Which [misterie] in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite |
[5]Which in ages past was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; |
| [6]That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christe, by the Gospell |
[6]That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and partakers of his body and of the promise which is given through him by the gospel, |
| [7]Wherof I am made a minister, accordyng to the gyfte of the grace of God, which is geuen vnto me after the workyng of his power |
[7]Of that very gospel, I have been a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power. |
| [8]Unto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen, that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe |
[8]Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: |
| [9]And to bring to lyght to all men what the felowship of the misterie is whiche from the begynnyng of the world hath ben hid in god, which made all thinges through Iesus Christe |
[9]And that I may enlighten all men that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which for ages had been hidden from the world by God who created all things: |
| [10]To thintent that nowe vnto the rulers and power in heauenly [thynges] myght be knowen by ye Church, the very manyfolde wysedome of God |
[10]To the intent that through the church the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the angels and powers which are in heaven, |
| [11]According to ye eternall purpose which he wrought in Christe Iesus our Lord |
[11]Which is the wisdom he prepared in ages past, and has carried out in Jesus Christ our LORD: |
| [12]By who we haue boldnesse & entraunce in ye confidence which is by faith of him |
[12]In whom we have freedom of access with confidence in his faith. |
| [13]Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you, whiche is your glorie |
[13]Therefore I ask that I may not grow weary in my afflictions for your sakes, which is for your happiness. |
| [14]For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe |
[14]For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, |
| [15]Of who all the famyly in heauen and earth is named |
[15]For whom all fatherhood in heaven and in earth is named, |
| [16]That he would graunt you, according to the rychesse of his glorie, to be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man |
[16]To grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit; |
| [17]That Christe may dwell in your heartes by fayth: that ye beyng rooted and grounded in loue |
[17]That Christ may dwell in you by faith, and in your hearts by love, strengthening your understanding and your foundation; |
| [18]Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes, what is the breadth, & length, and deapth, and heygth |
[18]So that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the height and depth and length and breadth; |
| [19]And to knowe the loue of Christe, whiche excelleth knowledge, that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God |
[19]And to know the love of Christ which surpasses all knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. |
| [20]Unto him that is able to do exceeding aboundauntly aboue all that we aske or thynke, accordyng to the power that worketh in vs |
[20]Now to him who is able by power to do for us more than anyone else, and to do for us more than we ask or think, according to his mighty power that works in us, |
| [21]Be prayse in the Churche by Christe Iesus, throughout all ages, worlde without ende. Amen |
[21]Unto him be glory in his church by Jesus Christ throughout all ages, world without end: Amen. |