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¹ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-² if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given to me toward you;³ how that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,⁴ whereby, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;⁶ [to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,⁷ whereof I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;⁹ and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages has been hid in God who created all things;¹⁰ to the intent that now to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,¹¹ according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:¹² in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.¹³ Therefore I ask that you may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees to the Father,¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,¹⁶ that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,¹⁸ may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.²⁰ Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,²¹ to him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.