1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

2surely you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me for you,

3how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’ ⁴²(as I have written briefly already,

4with reference to which, when you read, ⁴³you can understand my insight into Christ's secret),

5which in different generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit ⁴⁴to His holy apostles and prophets: ⁴⁵

6that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, of the same body, and fellow partakers of His promise in the Christ ⁴⁶through the Gospel,

7of which I became a servant according to the gift of God's grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking of His power.

8To me, the very least of all saints, ⁴⁷was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9and to enlighten all ⁴⁸as to the program ⁴⁹of the secret that from the beginning of the ages has been hidden by the God who created all things through Jesus Christ; ⁵⁰

10to the intent that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms, ⁵¹

11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished by Christ Jesus our Lord, ⁵²

12in whom we have the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.

13Therefore I ask that you not lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which is your glory.

Prayer

14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁵³

15from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name, ⁵⁴

16that He[F] may grant you, according to the riches of His glory: 1) to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man;

172) Christ to dwell in your hearts through the Faith, having been rooted and established in love

18so that you may be fully able to grasp (with all saints) what is the breadth and length and depth and height;

19and 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into all the fullness of God. ⁵⁵

20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is working in us, ⁵⁶

21to Him be the glory in the Church in Christ Jesus, to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. ⁵⁷