3:1 Hujus rei gratia, ego Paulus vinctus Christi Jesu, pro vobis gentibus,
3:1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles:
3:2 si tamen audistis dispensationem gratiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi in vobis :
3:2 If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:
3:3 quoniam secundum revelationem notum mihi factum est sacramentum, sicut supra scripsi in brevi,
3:3 How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words:
3:4 prout potestis legentes intelligere prudentiam meam in mysterio Christi :
3:4 As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
3:5 quod aliis generationibus non est agnitum filiis hominum, sicuti nunc revelatum est sanctis apostolis ejus et prophetis in Spiritu,
3:5 Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
3:6 gentes esse cohæredes, et concorporales, et comparticipes promissionis ejus in Christo Jesu per Evangelium :
3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body: and copartners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel:
3:7 cujus factus sum minister secundum donum gratiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi secundum operationem virtutis ejus.
3:7 Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power.
3:8 Mihi omnium sanctorum minimo data est gratia hæc, in gentibus evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi,
3:8 To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:
3:9 et illuminare omnes, quæ sit dispensatio sacramenti absconditi a sæculis in Deo, qui omnia creavit :
3:9 And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God who created all things:
3:10 ut innotescat principatibus et potestatibus in cælestibus per Ecclesiam, multiformis sapientia Dei,
3:10 That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,
3:11 secundum præfinitionem sæculorum, quam fecit in Christo Jesu Domino nostro :
3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord:
3:12 in quo habemus fiduciam, et accessum in confidentia per fidem ejus.
3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
3:13 Propter quod peto ne deficiatis in tribulationibus meis pro vobis : quæ est gloria vestra.
3:13 Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
3:14 Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi,
3:14 For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
3:15 ex quo omnis paternitas in cælis et in terra nominatur,
3:15 Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named:
3:16 ut det vobis secundum divitias gloriæ suæ, virtute corroborari per Spiritum ejus in interiorem hominem,
3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:
3:17 Christum habitare per fidem in cordibus vestris : in caritate radicati, et fundati,
3:17 That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and founded in charity,
3:18 ut possitis comprehendere cum omnibus sanctis, quæ sit latitudo, et longitudo, et sublimitas, et profundum :
3:18 You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
3:19 scire etiam supereminentem scientiæ caritatem Christi, ut impleamini in omnem plenitudinem Dei.
3:19 To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge: that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
3:20 Ei autem, qui potens est omnia facere superabundanter quam petimus aut intelligimus, secundum virtutem, quæ operatur in nobis :
3:20 Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us:
3:21 ipsi gloria in Ecclesia, et in Christo Jesu, in omnes generationes sæculi sæculorum. Amen.
3:21 To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations, world without end. Amen.