Ephesians 3:1-7

International Standard Version

Paul’s Ministry to the Gentiles

3 For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah^[a] Jesus for the sake of you gentiles. ² Surely you have heard about the responsibility of administering God’s grace that was given to me on your behalf, ³ and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past. ⁴ By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah,^{[b] 5} which in previous generations was not made known to human beings^[c] as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s^[d] holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret:^{[e] 6} The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised^[f] by the Messiah^[g] Jesus through the gospel.

⁷ I have become a servant of this gospel^[h] according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power.