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Ephesians 3:8-12 GNB
(8) I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,
(9) and of making all people see how God's secret plan is to be put into effect. God, who is the Creator of all things, kept his secret hidden through all the past ages,
(10) in order that at the present time, by means of the church, the angelic rulers and powers in the heavenly world might learn of his wisdom in all its different forms.
(11) God did this according to his eternal purpose, which he achieved through Christ Jesus our Lord.
(12) In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to go into God's presence with all confidence.
Ephesians 3:8-12 NWT
8 To me, a man less than the least of all holy ones, this undeserved kindness was given, that I should declare to the nations the good news about the unfathomable riches of the Christ 9 and should make men see how the sacred secret is administered which has from the indefinite past been hidden in God, who created all things. 10 [This was] to the end that now to the governments and the authorities in the heavenly places there might be made known through the congregation the greatly diversified wisdom of God, 11 according to the eternal purpose that he formed in connection with the Christ, Jesus our Lord, 12 by means of whom we have this freeness of speech and an approach with confidence through our faith in him.
Ephesians 3:8-12 CEV
(8) I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.
(9) God, who created everything, wanted me to help everyone understand the mysterious plan that had always been hidden in his mind.
(10) Then God would use the church to show the powers and authorities in the spiritual world that he has many different kinds of wisdom.
(11) God did this according to his eternal plan. And he was able to do what he had planned because of all that Christ Jesus our Lord had done.
(12) Christ now gives us courage and confidence, so that we can come to God by faith.
Ephesians 3:8-12 ALT
(8) To me, the very least of all [the] holy ones, was given this grace, to proclaim the Gospel among the Gentiles, the unfathomable riches of Christ,
(9) and to enlighten all [as to] what [is] the administration of the secret, the one having been hidden from the ages in God, the One having created all things through Jesus Christ,
(10) so that the many-sided [or, manifold] wisdom of God should be revealed now through the Assembly to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies [or, heavenly [realms]],
(11) according to [the] purpose [or, plan] of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
(12) in whom we have the boldness [or, joyful sense of freedom] and the access [or, privilege to enter] in confidence by means of faith in Him.
Ephesians 3:8-12 ESV
(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.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation