Ephesians 3 8-21

03/26 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

       Paul’s Letter To The Ephesians

                  (paraphrased)

8 - To me, though I’m the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ! 9 And to enlighten all as to what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all. 10 So that through the church, the diverse wisdom of God might be clearly made known to the principalities [arché] and powers in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose which he brought about in Christ Jesus our Lord. {All in Christ.} 12 In whom we have boldness and access - with confidence - through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is for your glory. 14 And for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family of heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant you to be strengthened - with power through his Spirit in your inner being - 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have the strength to comprehend with all believers what is the breadth, length, height and depth of 19 the love {revealed} in Christ that surpasses all knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

      20 Now to he who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to his power at work in us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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Tomorrows verses - Ephesians 4:1-10

My own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150) and the Prophets.

Colossians 1 21-29

 03/12 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

       Paul’s Letter To The Colossians

                  (paraphrased)

21 - And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled by his suffering and death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before God. 23 If, indeed, you continue in the faith. Both stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope [elpis - expectation, trust] that you heard, the gospel, to be proclaimed in all of creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a servant.

     24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my mortality I am filling up to the brim and overflowing in the afflictions of Christ. Afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me (especially) for you gentiles (non Hebrews, previously the culture of the Hebrews was to stay separate from “the nations” whose beliefs included sensuous and violent rites to other ‘gods’) in order to make the word of God fully known. 26 Which is the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To those God chose {by a lucky shake of the heavenly dice? what role we play} to make known how great among the Gentiles (among the nations) are the riches of the glory of this mystery! Which mystery, is  - Christ in you! The hope/expectation of glory. 28 It’s him we proclaim, encouraging, instructing and steering everyone with all wisdom. This is so we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy which he powerfully works within me.

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Tomorrows verses - Colossians 2:1-7

My own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, ..dec-120-150) and the Prophets.

Mar-26 From Jn-10 Eph-3

     Enter The Story Daily

 a paraphrased scripture study

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GospeL Verses ~ John 10:33-42

33 - The Judean leaders answered Jesus, “It’s not for a good work that we’re going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself out to be God.” 34 Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came - and Scripture cannot be broken - 36 do you say of he who the Father declared sacred and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I’m his son’? 37 If I’m not doing the works of my Father, then don’t believe me. 38 But if I am doing them, even though you don’t believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in him.” 39 And again they sought to arrest him, but he slipped away avoiding their grasp.

     40 He went across the Jordan again to the place where John had first been baptizing. He stayed there 41 and many came to him. They were saying to one another, “John worked no miracle, but everything  he said about this man has been true.” 42 And many from there believed in him.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                  ~ Ephesians 3:8-21 ~

8 - Although I (Paul) am the very least of all the believers, this grace was given to me, to preach to the gentile nations the unsearchable riches of Christ. 9 And to bring to light for all what is the plan of the mystery, which was hidden for ages, hidden in God who created all things. 10 This is so that through the church the varied and diverse wisdom of God might now be made known (proven?) to rulers [arché - beginning, origin, what comes first and is therefore chief] and authorities [exousia - operating in a designated jurisdiction] in heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence because of our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering, which is to your glory. 14 And for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant you to be strengthened in your inmost being with power from his Spirit, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all believers what is the breadth, length, height and depth, 19 of the love of Christ that surpasses all knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 And to he who is able to do far more than we ask or think, according to the power that is at work within us (which “power rose Jesus from the grave” Eph.1:19,20) 21 to him be glory in the church (in the believers when following the way) and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, age unto age. Amen.

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 11:1-4

Ephesians 4:1-10

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Daniel

Is.11:7 - The lion will eat straw like the ox!⛲️

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