Read the Bible

¹ For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,² If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me on your account.³ That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;⁴ By which when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,⁵ Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;⁶ That the Gentiles should be joint-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel:⁷ Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;⁹ And to make all [men] see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:¹⁰ To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by 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 with confidence by the faith of him,¹³ Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,¹⁵ Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,¹⁶ That he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;¹⁷ That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,¹⁸ May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and highth.¹⁹ And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with 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 worketh in us.²¹ To him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.