²⁶ but ^(A)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^(B)to bring about the obedience of faith—

¹⁷ To ^(A)the King of the ages, ^(B)immortal, ^(C)invisible, ^(D)the only God, ^(E)be honor and glory forever and ever.^[a] Amen.

⁸ And the Scripture, foreseeing that ^(A)God would justify^[a] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ^(B)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.”

¹⁸ For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(A)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(B)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,

⁵ through whom ^(A)we have received grace and ^(B)apostleship ^(C)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name ^(D)among all the nations,

^2 (A)in hope of eternal life, which God, ^(B)who never lies, ^(C)promised ^(D)before the ages began^{[a] 3} and ^(E)at the proper time manifested in his word^{[b] (F)}through the preaching ^(G)with which I have been entrusted ^(H)by the command of God our Savior;

¹⁰ and which now has ^(A)been manifested through ^(B)the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, ^(C)who abolished death and ^(D)brought life and ^(E)immortality to light through the gospel,

^26 (A)the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.