⁹ And God gave me the work of ·telling [making plain; enlightening] all people about the ·plan for [administration of; ^Cthe same word translated “work” in v. 2] his ·secret [mystery], which has been hidden ·in [or by] him ·since the beginning of time [^Lfrom the ages]. He is the One who created everything. ¹⁰ His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly ·world [realm; places; 1:3, 20; 2:6] will now know God’s ·wisdom, which has so many forms [multi-faceted/multi-dimensional wisdom]. ¹¹ ·This agrees with [^L…according to] ·the plan God had since the beginning of time [his eternal purpose/plan], which he accomplished ·through [or in] Christ Jesus our Lord.