| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2you have heard, haven't you, about the administration of God's grace that He gave to me for you? |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4By reading this you are able to understand my insight about the mystery of the Messiah. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8This grace was given to me--the least of all the saints--to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah, |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10This is so God's multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11This is according to His eternal purpose accomplished in the Messiah, Jesus our Lord. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12In Him we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14For this reason I kneel before the Father |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God's love, |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19and to know the Messiah's love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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-- |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. |
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