 1 For this reason+, I Paul, am the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles. 2 Now indeed, you have heard of the administration+ of the grace of God that was given to me for you. 3 By revelation, God made the mystery~ known to me, as I wrote before+ in a few words. 4 When you read this, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery~ of Christ. 5 In other ages, this was not made known to the children+ of mankind+ as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 But now the Gentiles can be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ by the Gospel. 7 For this, I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God. This was given to me by the effective working of His power. 8 This grace has been given to me, one who is less than the least of all saints, so that I might proclaim+ the unsearchable riches of Christ among the Gentiles, 9 to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery~, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God who created all things by Jesus Christ. 10 This to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the assembly+ to the principalities and powers in heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose that He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In Him we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. 13 Therefore, I urge+ that you not faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this reason+, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 after whom the whole family in Heaven and Earth is named, 16 so that He would grant to you, according to the riches of His glory, to be inwardly+ strengthened with might by His Spirit, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, and so that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 might be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height of His love: 19 To know the love of Christ that surpasses+ knowledge so that you might be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now unto Him who is able to do exceedingly abundant above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us, 21 unto Him be glory in the assembly+ by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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