1 F or this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—

2 i f, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

3 t hat by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few --

how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

4 i n regard to which ye are able, reading, to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 w hich in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit --

which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

6 t hat the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

7 o f which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. Purpose of the Mystery

8 t o me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9 a nd to cause all to see what the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

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;

10 t hat there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly, through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,

to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

11 a ccording to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 i n whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of him,

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

13 w herefore, I ask not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Appreciation of the Mystery

14 F or this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

15 o f whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named,

from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 t hat He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man,

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 t hat the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 t hat ye may be in strength to comprehend, with all the saints, what the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,

may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 t o know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that ye may be filled -- to all the fulness of God;

to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 a nd to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

21 t o Him the glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

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