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22 lines
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# Chapter 3
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1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
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2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,
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3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
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4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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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.
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6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
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8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,
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10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
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11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
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13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
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14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
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15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
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16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
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17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
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19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
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20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
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21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. |