For this reason
I, Paul
, athe prisoner
of bChrist
Jesus
cfor the sake
of you dGentiles
--
if indeed
you have heard
of the astewardship
of God's
grace
which was given
to me for you;
athat bby revelation there was cmade
known
to me dthe mystery
, eas I wrote
before
in brief
.
1By referring to this, when you read
you can
understand
amy insight
2into the bmystery
of Christ
,
which in other
generations
was not made
known
to the sons
of men
, as it has now
been revealed
to His holy
aapostles
and prophets
1in the Spirit
;
to be specific, that the Gentiles are afellow
heirs
and bfellow
members
of the body
, and cfellow
partakers
of the promise
in dChrist
Jesus
through
the gospel
,
aof which I was made
a bminister
, according
to the gift
of cGod's
grace
which was given
to me daccording
to the working
of His power
.
To me, athe very least
of all
1saints
, this
grace
was given
, to bpreach
to the Gentiles
the unfathomable
criches
of Christ
,
and to 1bring to light
what
is the administration
of the amystery
which for ages
has been bhidden
in God
cwho created
all
things
;
so that the manifold
awisdom
of God
might now
be bmade
known
through
the church
to the crulers
and the authorities
in dthe heavenly
places.
This was in aaccordance with the 1eternal
purpose
which
He 2carried
out in bChrist
Jesus
our Lord
,
in whom we have
boldness
and 1 aconfident
baccess
through
faith
2in Him.
Therefore I ask
1you not ato lose
heart
at my tribulations
bon your behalf
, 2for they are your glory
.
For this reason
I abow
my knees
before
the Father
,
from whom 1every
family
in heaven
and on earth
derives
its name
,
that He would grant you, according
to athe riches
of His glory
, to be bstrengthened
with power
through
His Spirit
in cthe inner
man
,
so that aChrist may dwell
in your hearts
through
faith
; and that you, being brooted
and cgrounded
in love
,
may be able to comprehend
with aall
the 1saints
what
is bthe breadth
and length
and height
and depth
,
and to know athe love
of Christ
which bsurpasses
knowledge
, that you may be cfilled
up to all
the dfullness
of God
.
aNow to Him who is bable
to do
far
more
abundantly
beyond
all
that we ask
or
think
, caccording
to the power
that works
within
us,
ato Him be the glory in the church
and in Christ
Jesus
to all
generations
1forever
and ever
. Amen
.