1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... | TOSK |
2 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, | TOSK |
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. | IP | TOSK |
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, | TOSK |
5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. | TOSK |
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. | TOSK | TT¹ | TT¹ |
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power. | TOSK |
8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, | TOSK |
9 and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. | TOSK |
10 His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, | TOSK | LT |
11 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. | TOSK |
12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. | TOSK | TT |
13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. | TOSK |
14 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, | C | TOSK |
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. | TOSK |
16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, | TOSK |
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, | TOSK |
18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth | TOSK |
19 of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. | TOSK |
20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, | TOSK | TT |
21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. | TOSK |