Parallel Verses
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 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;
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,
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 To me -- less than the least of all the saints -- this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things. 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
Cross References
Colossians 1:26
that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.
Colossians 3:3
for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Psalm 33:6
By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
Isaiah 44:24
This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb: "I am the Lord, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,
Matthew 10:27
What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Matthew 13:35
This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."
Matthew 25:34
Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:15-16
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Luke 24:47
and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
John 5:17
So he told them, "My Father is working until now, and I too am working."
John 5:19
So Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.
John 10:30
The Father and I are one."
Acts 15:18
known from long ago.
Romans 16:25-26
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
1 Corinthians 2:7
Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.
Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
Ephesians 1:9-10
He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
Ephesians 3:3-5
that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.
Colossians 1:16-17
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:23
if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
1 Timothy 3:16
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
2 Timothy 1:9
He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion's mouth!
Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.
Hebrews 1:2-3
in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
Hebrews 3:3-4
For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
1 Peter 1:20
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.
Revelation 4:11
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"
Revelation 13:8
and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.
Revelation 14:6
Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth -- to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
Revelation 17:8
The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth -- all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world -- will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.