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The Mystery of Christ Revealed

¹ For this reason I, Paul, ^(C1)the prisoner of ^(C2)Christ Jesus ^(C3)on behalf of you ^(C4)Gentiles—² if indeed you heard of the ^(C1)stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;^3 (C1)that ^(C2)by revelation there was ^(C3)made known to me ^(C4)the mystery, ^(C5)as I wrote before in brief.⁴ About which, when you read you can understand ^(C1)my insight ^(F1)into the ^(C2)mystery of Christ,⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy ^(C1)apostles and prophets ^(F1)in the Spirit:⁶ that the Gentiles are ^(C1)fellow heirs and ^(C2)fellow members of the body, and ^(C3)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(C4)Christ Jesus through the gospel,^7 (C1)of which I was made a ^(C2)minister, according to the gift of ^(C3)God's grace which was given to me ^(C4)according to the working of His power.⁸ To me, ^(C1)the very least of all ^(F1)saints, this grace was given, to ^(C2)proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the unfathomable ^(C3)riches of Christ,⁹ and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the ^(C1)mystery which for ages has been ^(C2)hidden in God ^(C3)who created all things;¹⁰ so that the manifold ^(C1)wisdom of God might now be ^(C2)made known through the church to the ^(C3)rulers and the authorities in ^(C4)the heavenly places.¹¹ This was in ^(C1)accordance with the ^(F1)eternal purpose which He ^(F2)carried out in ^(C2)Christ Jesus our Lord,¹² in whom we have boldness and ^(F1)(C1)confident ^(C2)access through faith ^(F2)in Him.¹³ Therefore I ask ^(F1)you not ^(C1)to lose heart at my afflictions ^(C2)on your behalf, which are your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Power

¹⁴ For this reason I ^(C1)bow my knees before the Father,¹⁵ from whom ^(F1)every family in heaven and on earth is named,¹⁶ that He would give you, according to ^(C1)the riches of His glory, to be ^(C2)strengthened with power through His Spirit in ^(C3)the inner man,¹⁷ so that ^(C1)Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being firmly ^(C2)rooted and ^(C3)grounded in love,¹⁸ may be able to comprehend with ^(C1)all the ^(F1)saints what is ^(C2)the breadth and length and height and depth,¹⁹ and to know ^(C1)the love of Christ which ^(C2)surpasses knowledge, that you may be ^(C3)filled up to all the ^(C4)fullness of God.

^20 (C1)Now to Him who is ^(C2)able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or understand, ^(C3)according to the power that works within us,^21 (C1)to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations ^(F1)forever and ever. Amen.