Ephesians 3:1-6

New King James Version

The Mystery Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— ²if indeed you have heard of the ^[a]dispensation of the grace of God ^(A)which was given to me for you, ³^(B)how that by revelation ^(C)He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, ⁴by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), ⁵which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: ⁶that the Gentiles ^(D)should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

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Ephesians 3:2 stewardship

Colossians 1:24-27

New King James Version

Sacrificial Service for Christ

²⁴^(A)I now rejoice in my sufferings ^(B)for you, and fill up in my flesh ^(C)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^(D)the sake of His body, which is the church, ²⁵of which I became a minister according to ^(E)the ^[a]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, ²⁶^(F)the ^[b]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, ^(G)but now has been revealed to His saints. ²⁷^(H)To them God willed to make known what are ^(I)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: ^[c]which is ^(J)Christ in you, ^(K)the hope of glory.