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1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles:
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This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:
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for surely you have already heard of the commission of God's grace that was given me for you,
3 How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words:
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and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words,
4 As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
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a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
5 Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
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In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body: and copartners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel
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that is, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power.
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Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.
8 To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:
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Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ,
9 And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God who created all things:
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and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things;
10 That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,
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so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
11 According to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
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in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.
13 Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
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I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
15 Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named:
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:
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I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit,
17 That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and founded in charity,
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and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.
18 You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
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I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
19 To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge: that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
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and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us:
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Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,
21 To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations, world without end. Amen.
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to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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