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Ephesians 3:1-6

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1 I, Paul, am a prisoner because of Christ Jesus. I am in prison because of my work among you who are not Jews.
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 I am sure you have heard that God appointed me to share his grace with you.
2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
3 I'm talking about the mystery God showed me. I have already written a little about it.
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
4 By reading it you will be able to understand what I know about the mystery of Christ.
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5 The mystery was not made known to people of other times. But now the Holy Spirit has made it known to God's holy apostles and prophets.
5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
6 Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God's promises are for non-Jews as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
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