The Mystery of Christ Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(A)the prisoner of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)on behalf of you ^(D)Gentiles— ² if indeed you heard of the ^(E)stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; ^3 (F)that ^(G)by revelation there was ^(H)made known to me ^(I)the mystery, ^(J)as I wrote before in brief. ⁴ About which, when you read you can understand ^(K)my insight ^[a]into the ^(L)mystery of Christ, ⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy ^(M)apostles and prophets ^[b]in the Spirit: ⁶ that the Gentiles are ^(N)fellow heirs and ^(O)fellow members of the body, and ^(P)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(Q)Christ Jesus through the gospel, ^7 (R)of which I was made a ^(S)minister, according to the gift of ^(T)God’s grace which was given to me ^(U)according to the working of His power. ⁸ To me, ^(V)the very least of all ^[c]saints, this grace was given, to ^(W)proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the unfathomable ^(X)riches of Christ, ⁹ and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the ^(Y)mystery which for ages has been ^(Z)hidden in God ^(AA)who created all things; ¹⁰ so that the manifold ^(AB)wisdom of God might now be ^(AC)made known through the church to the ^(AD)rulers and the authorities in ^(AE)the heavenly places. ¹¹ This was in ^(AF)accordance with the ^[d]eternal purpose which He ^[e]carried out in ^(AG)Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹² in whom we have boldness and ^[f](AH)confident ^(AI)access through faith ^[g]in Him. ¹³ Therefore I ask ^[h]you not ^(AJ)to lose heart at my afflictions ^(AK)on your behalf, which are your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Power

¹⁴ For this reason I ^(AL)bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom ^[i]every family in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶ that He would give you, according to ^(AM)the riches of His glory, to be ^(AN)strengthened with power through His Spirit in ^(AO)the inner man, ¹⁷ so that ^(AP)Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being firmly ^(AQ)rooted and ^(AR)grounded in love, ¹⁸ may be able to comprehend with ^(AS)all the ^[j]saints what is ^(AT)the breadth and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know ^(AU)the love of Christ which ^(AV)surpasses knowledge, that you may be ^(AW)filled up to all the ^(AX)fullness of God.

^20 (AY)Now to Him who is ^(AZ)able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or understand, ^(BA)according to the power that works within us, ^21 (BB)to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations ^[k]forever and ever. Amen.