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1Om hierdie reden, ek, Paulus, die gevangene van Christus Jesus ter wille van julle, die heidene—Τούτου χάριν ἐγὼ Παῦλος ὁ δέσμιος τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν τῶν ἐθνῶν—For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... 2as julle tog gehoor het van die huishouding van die genade van God wat aan my gegee is vir julle,

Of: rentmeesterskap of bestuur van die genade van God.

εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς·Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3deur openbaring is die geheimenis aan my bekend gemaak, soos ek vooraf kortliks geskryf het,

Sommige manuskripte lees: dat Hy die geheimenis deur openbaring aan my bekend gemaak het.

⸀κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν ⸀ἐγνωρίσθη μοι τὸ μυστήριον, καθὼς προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ,that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4waaruit julle, wanneer julle dit lees, my insig in die geheimenis van Christus kan begryp,πρὸς ὃ δύνασθε ἀναγινώσκοντες νοῆσαι τὴν σύνεσίν μου ἐν τῷ μυστηρίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ,In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5wat in ander geslagte nie aan die seuns van die mense bekend gemaak is nie, soos dit nou aan Sy heilige apostels en profete in die Gees geopenbaar is,ὃ ἑτέραις γενεαῖς οὐκ ἐγνωρίσθη τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὡς νῦν ἀπεκαλύφθη τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀποστόλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ προφήταις ἐν πνεύματι,which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6naamlik dat die nasies mede-erfgename is en mede-lede van die liggaam en mede-deelgenote van die belofte in Christus Jesus deur die evangelie,

Sommige manuskripte lees: Sy belofte in Christus deur die evangelie.

εἶναι τὰ ἔθνη συγκληρονόμα καὶ σύσσωμα καὶ συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ⸂ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ⸃ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 7waarvan ek 'n dienaar geword het volgens die gawe van die genade van God wat aan my gegee is volgens die werking van Sy krag—οὗ ⸀ἐγενήθην διάκονος κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ ⸂τῆς δοθείσης⸃ μοι κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ—I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power. 8aan my, wat geringer is as die geringste van al die heiliges, is hierdie genade gegee—om aan die nasies die evangelie van die onnaspeurlike rykdom van Christus te bring,ἐμοὶ τῷ ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ πάντων ἁγίων ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις αὕτη— ⸀τοῖς ἔθνεσιν εὐαγγελίσασθαι ⸂τὸ ἀνεξιχνίαστον πλοῦτος⸃ τοῦ Χριστοῦ,Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9en om almal te verlig oor wat die huishouding van die geheimenis is wat van die eeue af verborge was in God wat alles geskep het,

Sommige manuskripte lees: wat alles deur Jesus Christus geskep het.

καὶ φωτίσαι ⸀πάντας τίς ἡ οἰκονομία τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ ἀποκεκρυμμένου ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἐν τῷ θεῷ τῷ τὰ πάντα ⸀κτίσαντι,and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10sodat die veelkleurige wysheid van God nou deur die gemeente bekend gemaak word aan die owerhede en die gesagte in die hemelse plekke,ἵνα γνωρισθῇ νῦν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἡ πολυποίκιλος σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ,His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11volgens die voorneme van die eeue wat Hy gemaak het in Christus Jesus, ons Here,

Of: volgens die ewige voorneme wat Hy in Christus Jesus, ons Here, uitgevoer het.

κατὰ πρόθεσιν τῶν αἰώνων ἣν ἐποίησεν ἐν ⸀τῷ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν,according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12in wie ons die vrymoedigheid en toegang met vertroue het deur die geloof in Hom.

Of: deur Sy getrouheid.

ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν παρρησίαν ⸀καὶ προσαγωγὴν ἐν πεποιθήσει διὰ τῆς πίστεως αὐτοῦ.In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. 13Daarom vra ek om nie moedeloos te word oor my verdrukkinge ter wille van julle nie, wat julle heerlikheid is.

Of: Daarom vra ek julle om nie moedeloos te word oor my verdrukkinge ter wille van julle nie.

διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ⸀ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

14Om hierdie rede buig ek my knieë voor die Vader,

Sommige manuskripte lees: voor die Vader van ons Here Jesus Christus.

Τούτου χάριν κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν ⸀πατέρα,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15uit wie elke geslag in die hemele en op die aarde genoem word,

Letterlik: elke vaderskap in die hemele en op die aarde word genoem.

ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται,from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16dat Hy aan julle mag gee, volgens die rykdom van Sy heerlikheid, om met krag versterk te word deur Sy Gees in die innerlike mens,ἵνα ⸀δῷ ὑμῖν κατὰ ⸂τὸ πλοῦτος⸃ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον,I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17sodat Christus deur die geloof in julle harte kan woon in liefde; gewortel en gegrond,

Of: in julle harte kan woon, en dat julle in die liefde gewortel en gegrond is.

κατοικῆσαι τὸν Χριστὸν διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ· ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ τεθεμελιωμένοι,so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18sodat julle ten volle in staat kan wees om saam met al die heiliges te begryp wat die breedte en lengte en hoogte en diepte is,ἵνα ἐξισχύσητε καταλαβέσθαι σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις τί τὸ πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ⸂ὕψος καὶ βάθος⸃,will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth 19en om die liefde van Christus te ken wat die kennis oortref, sodat julle vervul kan word tot die hele volheid van God.γνῶναί τε τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς γνώσεως ἀγάπην τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα πληρωθῆτε εἰς πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ θεοῦ.of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Aan Hom nou wat in staat is om bo alles te doen, oorvloedig meer as wat ons vra of dink, volgens die krag wat in ons werk,Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ ὑπὲρ πάντα ποιῆσαι ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ ὧν αἰτούμεθα ἢ νοοῦμεν κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν,Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, 21aan Hom die heerlikheid in die gemeente en in Christus Jesus, deur al die geslagte tot in alle ewigheid! Amen.

Letterlik: tot in al die geslagte van die eeu van die eeue.

Sommige manuskripte lees: in die gemeente in Christus Jesus.

αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ⸀καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.