| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— | 1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- |
| 2assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, | 2you have heard, haven't you, about the administration of God's grace that he gave to me for you? |
| 3how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. | 3The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above. |
| 4When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, | 4By reading this you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ. |
| 5which 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. | 5This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: |
| 6This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. | 6The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
| 7Of 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. | 7I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace that was given to me by the working of his power. |
| 8To 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, | 8This grace was given to me--the least of all the saints--to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ, |
| 9and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, | 9and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things. |
| 10so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. | 10This is so that God's multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens. |
| 11This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, | 11This is according to his eternal purpose accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 12in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. | 12In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him. |
| 13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. | 13So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory. |
| 14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, | 14For this reason I kneel before the Father |
| 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, | 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. |
| 16that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, | 16I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit, |
| 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, | 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, |
| 18may have strength 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 length and width, height and depth of God's love, |
| 19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. | 19and to know Christ's love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. |
| 20Now 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, | 20Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us-- |
| 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. | 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. |
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