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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

¹ For this reason I, Paul, ^(a)a prisoner of Christ Jesus ^(b)on behalf of you Gentiles— ² assuming that you have heard of ^(c)the stewardship of ^(d)God's grace that was given to me for you, ^3 (e)how the mystery was made known to me ^(f)by revelation, ^(g)as I have written briefly. ^4 (h)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into ⁽ⁱ⁾the mystery of Christ, ⁵ which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. ⁶ This mystery is^[a] that the Gentiles are ^(j)fellow heirs, ^(k)members of the same body, and ^(l)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

^7 (m)Of this gospel I was made ⁽ⁿ⁾a minister according to the gift of ^(o)God's grace, which was given me ^(p)by the working of his power. ⁸ To me, ^(q)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^(r)to preach to the Gentiles the ^(s)unsearchable ^(t)riches of Christ, ⁹ and ^(u)to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ^(v)hidden for ages in^[b] God, ^(w)who created all things, ¹⁰ so that through the church the manifold ^(x)wisdom of God ^(y)might now be made known to ^(z)the rulers and authorities ^(aa)in the heavenly places. ¹¹ This was ^(ab)according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹² in whom we have ^(ac)boldness and ^(ad)access with ^(ae)confidence through our ^(af)faith in him. ¹³ So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ^(ag)for you, ^(ah)which is your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom ^(ai)every family^[c] in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶ that according to ^(aj)the riches of his glory ^(ak)he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit ^(al)in your inner being, ^17 (am)so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being ^(an)rooted and ^(ao)grounded in love, ¹⁸ may have strength to ^(ap)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and ^(aq)height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ ^(ar)that surpasses knowledge, that ^(as)you may be filled with all ^(at)the fullness of God.

^20 (au)Now to ^(av)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, ^(aw)according to the power at work within us, ^21 (ax)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.