EPH 3:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) 20-21 Now we offer praise to God in the church and for all the generations to come and to Yeshua the messiah—God who, through the power that works in us, is able to do far more than we can ask for or even understand. May it be so.

Key: light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

UST May all believers praise him for how great he is and for the awesome work that he has done through the Messiah Jesus! May they praise him throughout all generations forever! May it be so.

BLB to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

AICNT to him be glory in the church [and][fn] in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

3:21, and: Absent from some manuscripts. BYZ TR

OEB to him be all glory through the church and through Christ Jesus, for all generations, age after age. Amen.

WEBBE to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

WMBB to him be the glory in the assembly and in Messiah Yeshua to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

MSG ^(20-21)God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Glory to God in the church!
Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus!
Glory down all the generations!
Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!

NET to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

LSV to Him [is] the glory in the Assembly in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

FBV may he be glorified in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

TCNT to him be glory in the church [fn]in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

3:21 in ¦ and in CT

T4T Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, may all ◄believers/those who belong to him► praise him forever. ◄Amen!/May it be so!►

LEB to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

BBE To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

Moff to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever: Amen.

Wymth to Him be the glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, world without end! Amen.
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ASV unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

DRA To him be glory in the church, and in Christ Jesus unto all generations, world without end. Amen.

YLT to Him [is] the glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

Drby to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).

RV unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

SLT To him the glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations of the times of times. Amen.

Wbstr To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

KJB-1769 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

KJB-1611 Unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Iesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Be prayse in the Churche by Christe Iesus, throughout all ages, worlde without ende. Amen.
(Be praise in the Church by Christ Yesus/Yeshua, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.)

Gnva Be praise in the Church by Christ Iesus, throughout all generations for euer, Amen.
(Be praise in the Church by Christ Yesus/Yeshua, throughout all generations forever, Amen. )

Cvdl be prayse in the congregacion, which is in Christ Iesu, at all tymes for euer and euer, Amen.
(be praise in the congregation, which is in Christ Yesu, at all times for ever and ever, Amen.)

TNT be prayse in the congregacion by Iesus Christ thorow out all generacios from tyme to tyme Amen.
(be praise in the congregation by Yesus/Yeshua Christ throughout all generations from time to time Amen. )

Wycl to hym be glorie in the chirche, and in Crist Jhesu, in to alle the generaciouns of the world of worldis. Amen.
(to him be glory in the church, and in Christ Yhesu, in to all the generations of the world of worlds. Amen.)

Luth dem sei Ehre in der Gemeinde, die in Christo JEsu ist, zu aller Zeit, von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit! Amen.
(to_him be honour(n) in the/of_the Gemeinde, the in Christo Yesu is, to/for all time/period, from eternity to/for eternity! Amen.)

ClVg ipsi gloria in Ecclesia, et in Christo Jesu, in omnes generationes sæculi sæculorum. Amen.
(themselves glory in/into/on Assembly/Church, and in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah Yesu, in/into/on everyone generations of_the_world/of_the_ages of_the_ages. Amen. )

UGNT αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν!
(autōi haʸ doxa en taʸ ekklaʸsia kai en Ⱪristōi Yaʸsou, eis pasas tas geneas tou aiōnos tōn aiōnōn. amaʸn!)

SBL-GNT αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ⸀καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
(autōi haʸ doxa en taʸ ekklaʸsia ⸀kai en Ⱪristōi Yaʸsou eis pasas tas geneas tou aiōnos tōn aiōnōn; amaʸn.)

RP-GNT αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
(autōi haʸ doxa en taʸ ekklaʸsia en ⱪristōi Yaʸsou, eis pasas tas geneas tou aiōnos tōn aiōnōn. Amaʸn.)

TC-GNT αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ [fn]ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
(autōi haʸ doxa en taʸ ekklaʸsia en Ⱪristōi Yaʸsou, eis pasas tas geneas tou aiōnos tōn aiōnōn. Amaʸn. )

3:21 εν ¦ και εν CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:14–21: Paul prayed again for the believers at Ephesus

In this section, Paul resumed his prayer for the Ephesian Christians. He asked God to strengthen them by the Holy Spirit so that Christ could live in them. He prayed that they would love each other, and that they would know how much Christ loved them, even though he loved them more than people could understand. Paul finished his prayer by praising God for his great power.

Here are some other titles for this section:

Paul prayed that God would strengthen the Ephesians

Paul’s prayer for spiritual strength and love for the Ephesians

Paragraph 3:20–21

This paragraph is a “doxology” or song of praise to God. Paul was expressing his praise for God in a very strong way.

It may be necessary to begin this paragraph with a phrase taken from 3:21. For example:

Let us glorify/praise God

May God be praised

Praise God

That God’s name would be huge

3:21a

to Him be the glory

Praise God because of his greatness
God deserves praise
May he/God be honored

to Him be the glory: A literal English translation of the Greek is “to him the glory.” There is no explicit verb in Greek, so you may need to supply one.

Here are some examples of how to translate this phrase:

Using the form of a blessing. For example:
That God’s name be big
May he be honored through Christ
Using the form of a command. For example:
Give to God the glory…
Using the form of a statement. For example:
God deserves glory…
Glory belongs to God (GW)

glory: There are two aspects to the word glory in this verse:

praise,
the manifestation of God’s divine perfection and power.

Paul probably had both of these things in mind. When Paul said, “to him [be] glory” he meant “God should be praised because of his greatness.” Some ways to translate this are:

May God be praised for his greatness

Praise God because of his greatness which is seen

May people speak very highly about God’s goodness/majesty/bigness

He did not mean that God must be given some glory because he does not have any.

See glory, Meaning 2 in the Glossary for more information.To “give God glory” is a common Hebrew expression for praising God. See, for example Isaiah 24:15, Psalm 96:7–8, 115:1, and also Luke 2:12. We do not actually give God glory in the sense that we give him something he did not have. He already has glory. To give him glory means to say that he has glory, to praise him because of his glory. The expression “glorify God” means the same thing: to praise him. See, for example, Psalm 34:3, Daniel 4:34, Luke 2:20, Romans 1:21, 15:6.

3:21b

in the church and in Christ Jesus

in his people and in Christ Jesus.
through those who believe in Christ and through/Christ Jesus himself

in the church: The word church here means “God’s people” or “the people who believe in Christ.” It does not refer to a building.

So the phrase “To God be glory in the church” means that God’s people should glorify God through what they do. People should see God’s glory in his people.

Here are some other ways to translate 3:21a–b:

Praise God because of his greatness which is seen/shown in his people

God deserves/merits praise because of his power which others can see in his people

Let us praise God for his greatness which his people display/show

Also, see how you translated church in 3:10a. And see church in the Glossary for more information.

in Christ Jesus: The phrase in Christ Jesus is parallel grammatically to the phrase “in the church.” We should also praise God because of his greatness that is seen in the church and in Christ Jesus. It may be helpful to translate 3:21a–b as:

To him be praise for his glory which is seen both in the church and in Christ Jesus

In some languages, it may be necessary to translate these two phrases in Christ Jesus and “in the church” as two different clauses. For example:

May God’s name be truly high among God’s people, and through the work of Christ Jesus, may God’s name always be high with no end.

3:21c

throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Praise him throughout the ages for ever and ever. Amen.
God deserves/merits praise forever. Amen.
may he be praised forever. So be it.

throughout all generations, forever and ever: The phrase throughout all generations and the phrase forever and ever both refer to very long periods of time. Paul used both statements to emphasize that people should never stop praising God.

When you translate these phrases, you will need to decide:

whether it is more natural to combine these two phrases into one. An example of combining them is:
for all time/eternity
where to put them in the sentence. Some possibilities are:
- keep them at the end of the verse and begin a new sentence here. For example:
  ^21aPraise God because of his greatness which is seen ^21bin his people and in Christ Jesus. ^21cPraise him throughout all time and forever and ever!
- move these phrases to the beginning of the verse after “to him be glory.” For example:
  ^21a,cPraise God forever and ever because of his greatness which is seen ^21bin his people and in Christ Jesus.

Amen: The meaning of the word Amen is “Indeed it is true” or “May it be so.” Since people most frequently use this word at the end of a prayer, many people think this Greek word means “the end.” But this is not its true meaning.

Translations in many languages simply transliterate this word rather than translating the meaning. You may do the same.

Parallel EPH 3:21

Section 3:14–21: Paul prayed again for the believers at Ephesus

Paragraph 3:20–21

3:21a

3:21b

3:21c