| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-- | 1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-- |
| 2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, | 2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; |
| 3that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. | 3that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. |
| 4When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ. | 4By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, |
| 5Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, | 5which 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; |
| 6namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. | 6to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, |
| 7I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power. | 7of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power. |
| 8To me--less than the least of all the saints--this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ | 8To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, |
| 9and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan--a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things. | 9and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things; |
| 10The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms. | 10so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. |
| 11This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, | 11This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, |
| 12in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ's faithfulness. | 12in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. |
| 13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. | 13Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. |
| 14For this reason I kneel before the Father, | 14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, |
| 15from whom every family in heaven and on the earth is named. | 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, |
| 16I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, | 16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, |
| 17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love, | 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, |
| 18you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, | 18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, |
| 19and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. | 19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. |
| 20Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think, | 20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, |
| 21to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. | 21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. |
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