Ephesians 3:9 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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,
English ASV
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;
English Amplified
Also to enlighten all men and make plain to them what is the plan [regarding the Gentiles and providing for the salvation of all men] of the mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed until now in [the mind of] God Who created all things by Christ Jesus.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Also to enlighten all men and make plain to them what is the plan [regarding the Gentiles and providing for the salvation of all men] of the mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed until now in [the mind of] God Who created all things by Christ Jesus.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
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,
English EASY 2024
I help everyone to know how God makes his purpose happen. God himself created all things, and he has hidden this secret during past times.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for his secret truth. That secret truth has been hidden in him since the beginning of time. He is the one who created everything.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
and of making all people see how God's secret plan is to be put into effect. God, who is the Creator of all things, kept his secret hidden through all the past ages,
English God's Word - GW 1995
He allowed me to explain the way this mystery works. God, who created all things, kept it hidden in the past.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.
English KJV 1611
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:
English LSB
and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
and to reveal for all people what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
and to bring to light (for all) what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things,
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan — a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
God told me to make clear to everyone how the mystery came about. In times past it was kept hidden in the mind of God, who created all things.
English NIV
and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
English NKJ 1982
and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
English NLT
I was chosen to explain to everyone this plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things;
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
My passion is to enlighten every person to this divine mystery. It was hidden for ages past until now, and kept a secret in the heart of God, the Creator of all.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
and to explain to everyone that God is the Savior of the Gentiles too, just as he who made all things had secretly planned from the very beginning.
English Tyndale 1537
and to give light to(make) all men,(see) that they might know what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God which made all things thorow Jesus Christ,