Parallel Verses
Amplified
and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.
New American Standard Bible
and to
King James Version
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Holman Bible
and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created
International Standard Version
and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.
A Conservative Version
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.
American Standard Version
and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;
An Understandable Version
[I was given the responsibility] to enlighten all people regarding the working out of God's secret plan, which has been kept hidden for ages in [the heart of] God, who created everything.
Anderson New Testament
and enlighten all men with respect to the plan of the mystery, which was concealed from the ages in God, who created all things;
Bible in Basic English
And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
Common New Testament
and to make plain to everyone the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
Daniel Mace New Testament
and display to all the world that mysterious dispensation, which from all past ages has been conceal'd in the secret purpose of God, who created all things:
Darby Translation
and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things,
Goodspeed New Testament
and making clear how the secret purpose is to be worked out which has been hidden away for ages in God the creator of all things,
John Wesley New Testament
And to let all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, which was hidden from the beginning of the world by God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Julia Smith Translation
And to enlighten all what the distribution of the mystery, concealed from times immemorial in God, having created all things by Jesus Christ:
King James 2000
And to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and to enlighten everyone [as to] what [is] the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all [things],
Modern King James verseion
and to bring to light what is the fellowship of the mystery which from eternity has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, which made all things through Jesus Christ,
Moffatt New Testament
and enlighten all men upon the new order of that divine secret which God the Creator of all concealed from eternity ??10 intending to let the full sweep of the divine wisdom be disclosed now by the church to the angelic Rulers and Authorities in the heavenly sphere,
Montgomery New Testament
and should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe,
NET Bible
and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
New Heart English Bible
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;
Noyes New Testament
to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which hath been hidden for ages in God, who created all things;
Sawyer New Testament
and to enlighten all men as to the dispensation of the mystery concealed from eternity in God who created all things,
The Emphasized Bible
And to bring to light - what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and to make all men see what the communication of that mystery means, which was hid from the beginning in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And to make clear what is God's way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things;
Webster
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Weymouth New Testament
and to show all men in a clear light what my stewardship is. It is the stewardship of the truth which from all the Ages lay concealed in the mind of God, the Creator of all things--
Williams New Testament
and to make clear how is to be carried out the trusteeship of this secret which has for ages been hidden away in God, the Creator of all things,
World English Bible
and 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;
Worrell New Testament
and to plainly show what is the dispensation of the mystery which from the ages has been hidden away in God, Who made all things;
Worsley New Testament
and make all men to see the communication of the mystery, which from the ages past hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;
Youngs Literal Translation
and to cause all to see what is the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,
Themes
Angels » Know and delight in the gospel of Christ
Christ » Conqueror of death » Creator
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
Photizo
Aion
Pas
Dia
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 3:9
Prayers for Ephesians 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mystery Of Christ Revealed
8 To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand], 9 and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things. 10 So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Cross References
Colossians 1:26
that is,
Colossians 3:3
For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
Isaiah 44:24
For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth
Matthew 10:27
Matthew 13:35
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world.”
Matthew 25:34
Matthew 28:19
Mark 16:15-16
And He said to them,
Luke 24:47
John 1:1-3
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them,
John 5:19
So Jesus answered them by saying,
John 10:30
Acts 15:18
Says the Lord,
Who has been making these things known from long ago.
Romans 16:25-26
Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past,
1 Corinthians 2:7
but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom once hidden [from man, but now revealed to us by God, that wisdom] which God predestined before the ages to our glory [to lift us into the glory of His presence].
Ephesians 1:4
just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love
Ephesians 1:9-10
He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
Ephesians 3:3-5
and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief.
Colossians 1:16-17
For
Colossians 1:23
[and He will do this] if you continue in the faith, well-grounded and steadfast, and not shifting away from the [confident] hope [that is a result] of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the
1 Timothy 3:16
And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
2 Timothy 1:9
for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago],
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened and empowered me, so that through me the [gospel] message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the
Titus 1:2
based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
Hebrews 1:2-3
has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].
Hebrews 3:3-4
Yet Jesus has been considered worthy of much greater glory and honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.
1 Peter 1:20
For He was
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.”
Revelation 13:8
All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice].
Revelation 14:6
Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, with an
Revelation 17:8
“The beast that you saw was [once], but [now] is not, and he is about to come up out of the abyss (the bottomless pit, the dwelling place of demons) and go to destruction (perdition). And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is yet to come [to earth].