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Eph.3:1. For this... I, Paul,... am a prisoner... of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, that is, I am subjected to bonds, either from you, or from the Jews themselves, for no other reason, but because I preach this Gospel to you, Eph.3:2. – if of course you heard... you the mystery of grace and steadfastness in economy, not legal, but spiritual, - about the economy, I say the grace of God given to me in you, Eph.3:3. because by revelation This secret became known to me, as a little from this [before] I wrote... I wrote to you, Eph.3:4. - so that you can read and understand the wisdom hidden in the mystery of Christ, Eph.3:5. which other generations and, although the prophets wrote about it in secret, however was not revealed to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His Apostles in the Holy Spirit, that is, through the gifts of the Spirit. This is for Eph.3:6. to... be... the Gentiles... joint heirs the former righteous through His body, that is, so that together with them you would receive the promise, which is precisely His flesh, already promised, so that Jews and Gentiles received it together Eph.3:7. - of whom I became... a servant, according to the abundance of the gift of God's grace given to me not by the struggle of a weak body, but Eph.3:8. To me who is the least to them I find myself (am) not only all the Apostles, but even when I wasn't worthy of her evangelize the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ, Eph.3:9. - and enlighten everyone what is [what is] the economy of this sacrament, because he chose the spiritual life instead of the legal one, which [sacrament] was hidden from eternity [centuries], God, Who... created everything; for although His coming was announced in secret predictions, only God knew that His body would be distributed as food, from Whom it was hidden. Eph.3:10. “In the church,” he says, “let the manifold wisdom of God be known... to the principalities and powers that are in heaven: - or calls the priests and princes of the people heavenly authorities for the sake of various purifications of leprosy and other ailments, for which through them some received help from heaven; or he spoke about the principalities and powers who, through error, rise up against us, because they did not know the Son; (therefore, the devil) probably wanted to recognize Him through the sign that he demanded of Him in the desert, and the saying that he brought to Him from the prophets (Matthew 4:1, Luke 4:1). So, among the church they saw the manifold Wisdom of God. Then he also says that Eph.3:11. according to the predestination of the ages [eternal], that is, before the world, in this church created through Jesus Christ, Eph.3:12. in which we have gained access, Eph.3:13. Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart... in sorrows (because of the sorrows) of these ours, which we endure daily not for ourselves, but After all, if we wanted, we could live in any one place and honor God there, and in that case we would not be persecuted. But since we wanted to save all pagans and for this we preach to all pagans, then for this reason we endure persecution from all pagans. So do not be discouraged, for this is our very patience. Eph.3:14. For this reason I bow my knees to... the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Eph.3:15. - from which every fatherland... of heaven and... of earth is [named], that is, in heaven - the same father, and on earth - all those who are born. Eph.3:16. May He give you according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit, that is, so that either by spiritual deeds you would be strengthened in Him, - or through virtue, which persecutors cannot steal, you would be confirmed in the baptism of the Spirit, Whom you received: - how in the innermost man ours, who will receive the Spirit, (may he give) Eph.3:17. Christ will dwell through faith and His truth and love poured out so that your root, the foundation, that is, of your faith, is strong. Eph.3:18. May you be able to understand with all the saints what is height... and... depth,.. longitude... and... latitude, what, as we previously told you, is the performance of this sacrament, (to know) what it (is) like the superiority of the knowledge of the love of Christ, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Eph.3:20. To Him who can above all, we don't get what we ask, but much more than we ask and imagine, according to His hidden power that works in us, Eph.3:21. To him be glory... in... Jesus... Christ from the church... to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. You might be interested in: