Parallel Verses
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:
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;
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.
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;
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
Images Ephesians 3:9
Prayers for Ephesians 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mystery Of Christ Revealed
8 upon me, who am the meanest of all christians, is this favour bestowed, that I should proclaim to the Gentiles the undiscoverable advantages by Christ; 9 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: 10 that the manifold wisdom of God, in ordering his heavenly kingdom, might by his church be now made known, to princes and magistrates,
Cross References
Colossians 1:26
that mystery, which has been hid from ages and generations, but is now made manifest to his saints:
Colossians 3:3
for you are dead to them, and Christ has secured your life with God.
Matthew 10:27
what I tell you in private, declare it in publick: and what is whisper'd in the ear, proclaim from the battlements of the house.
Matthew 13:35
so that this saying of the prophet was fulfilled, "I will talk in parables, I will utter what has been kept secret from the foundation of the world."
Matthew 25:34
the king shall say to those on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 28:19
go and instruct all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost:
Mark 16:15-16
Then he said to them, go ye into all parts of the world, and preach the gospel to all mankind.
Luke 24:47
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, my father works without intermission, and so do I.
John 5:19
upon which Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, the son can do nothing of himself, except he sees the father do it: for whatever he doth, that the son does likewise.
John 10:30
I and my father are one.
Acts 15:18
he that does all these things, is the Lord himself that has said it." for the works of God are all known to him from the beginning of the world.
Romans 16:25-26
Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, conformable to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret from antient times, but now is laid open,
1 Corinthians 2:7
but we explain that mysterious plan of divine wisdom, which God had contriv'd before the ages, for our glory:
Ephesians 1:4
according as he had chosen us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, free from vice, and devoted to virtue.
Ephesians 1:9-10
for he has discover'd to us the secret of his will, that out of his meer good pleasure, he had purposed in himself,
Ephesians 3:3-5
having revealed to me the secret, I now mention'd in short,
Colossians 1:16-17
for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, both visible and invisible, the thrones, and the sovereigntys, the principalitys, and the powers: all were created by him, and for him: he is before all things,
Colossians 1:23
provided you continue well-grounded and settled in the faith, and do not abandon that hope which has been offer'd to you by the gospel, and is proclaim'd to all mankind; of which I Paul am made a minister.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
As for you, my brethren, the favourites of the Lord, we are oblig'd to render perpetual thanks to God, for having chosen you from the beginning, in purifying you by his spirit, upon your believing the gospel.
1 Timothy 3:16
the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us, and by the gospel hath called us to holiness, not in consideration of our works, but in pursuance of his own resolution, and the favour, which having been promised us by Jesus Christ several ages ago,
2 Timothy 4:17
however the Lord assisted and strengthen'd me, that the gospel might be confirm'd by my remonstrance, and all the nations might hear it; so that I was deliver'd out of the mouth of the lion:
Titus 1:2
and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;
Hebrews 1:2-3
whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also be made the world.
Hebrews 3:3-4
but as the architect is of much greater dignity than the house he has made; so the glory which Christ received was greater than that of Moses.
1 Peter 1:20
who was destin'd before the creation of the world, tho' 'tis of late only that he has appear'd, upon your account:
Revelation 4:11
"thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, by thy WILL they subsist, and were created."
Revelation 13:8
all that dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the lamb, that was slain.
Revelation 14:6
Then I saw another angel fly in the mid-heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those that dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, province, and people, crying with a loud voice,
Revelation 17:8
the beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, shall wonder when they behold the beast that was, and is not, but shall be.