Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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:
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 Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ, 9 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; 10 So that now to the Archangels and to all the Powers on high should be made known, through the Church, the all-embracing wisdom of God,
Cross References
Colossians 1:26
That Truth which has been hidden from former ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to God's People,
Colossians 3:3
For you died, and your Life now lies hidden, with the Christ, in God.
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Matthew 13:35
in fulfillment of these words in the Prophet--'I will speak to them in parables; I will utter things kept secret since 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, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Faith of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:15-16
Then he said to them: "Go into all the world, and proclaim the Good News to all creation.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed on his authority to all the nations--beginning at Jerusalem.
John 1:1-3
In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
John 5:17
But Jesus replied: "My Father works to this very hour, and I work also."
John 5:19
So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.
John 10:30
The Father and I are one."
Acts 15:18
Says the Lord, as he does these things, foreknown from of old.'
Romans 16:25-26
Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed
1 Corinthians 2:7
No, it is a divine philosophy that we teach, one concerned with the hidden purpose of God-that long-hidden philosophy which God, before time began, destined for our glory.
Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.
Ephesians 1:9-10
When he made known to us his hidden purpose. And it also accords with the good-will which God purposed to exhibit in Christ,
Ephesians 3:3-5
And also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you.
Colossians 1:16-17
For in him was created all that is in Heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible--Angels and Archangels and all the Powers of Heaven.
Colossians 1:23
If only you remain true to your Faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the Good News to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under Heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.
1 Timothy 3:16
Yes, and confessedly wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for-- 'He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.'
2 Timothy 1:9
It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn Call--not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfillment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began,
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord came to my help and strengthened me, in order that, through me, the proclamation should be made so widely that all the Gentiles should hear it; and I was rescued 'out of the Lion's mouth.'
Titus 1:2
and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,
Hebrews 1:2-3
has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
Hebrews 3:3-4
He has been deemed worthy of far higher honour than Moses, just as the founder of the House is held in greater regard than the House itself.
1 Peter 1:20
Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,
Revelation 4:11
'Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive all praise, and honour, and power, for thou didst create all things, and at thy bidding they came into being and were created.'
Revelation 13:8
All who are living on earth will worship it--all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's Book of Life, the Lamb that has been sacrificed from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 14:6
Then I saw another angel, flying in mid-heaven. He had the Good News, decreed from eternity, to announce to those who dwell on the earth--to men of every nation, and tribe, and language, and people;
Revelation 17:8
The Beast that you saw was, but is not, and is about to rise out of the bottomless pit, and is on its way to destruction. Those who are living on earth will be amazed--those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world--when they see that the Beast was, but is not, and yet will come.'