^26 (A)the ^[a]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, ^(B)but now has been revealed to His saints.

¹⁰ And He said, “To you it has been given to know the ^[a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that

Benediction

^25 [a]Now ^(A)to Him who is able to establish you ^(B)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(C)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(D)kept secret since the world began ²⁶ but ^(E)now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for ^(F)obedience to the faith—

¹¹ He answered and said to them, “Because ^(A)it has been given to you to know the ^[a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

¹⁰ but ^(A)has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

^3 (A)how that by revelation ^(B)He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, ⁴ by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), ⁵ which 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: ⁶ that the Gentiles ^(C)should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, ^7 (D)of which I became a minister ^(E)according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by ^(F)the effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

⁸ To me, ^(G)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles ^(H)the unsearchable riches of Christ, ⁹ and to make all see what is the ^[a]fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who ^(I)created all things ^[b]through Jesus Christ; ^10 (J)to the intent that now ^(K)the ^[c]manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church ^(L)to the ^[d]principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

⁷ But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ^[a]ordained before the ages for our glory,

¹¹ And He said to them, “To you it has been given to ^(A)know the ^[a]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to ^(B)those who are outside, all things come in parables,