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3:1  This is the reason why I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
3:2  For you surely must have heard of the mystery of God’s grace that was entrusted to me on your behalf,
3:3  and how the mystery was made known to me by a revelation, as I have briefly written.
3:4  Reading this, you will be able to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
3:5  It was not disclosed to human beings in previous generations, but now it has been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
3:6  namely that the Gentiles have become coheirs, members of the same body, and sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
3:7  I became its minister by God’s grace bestowed on me through the working of his power.
3:8  Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
3:9  and to enlighten all concerning the administration of the mystery that had been kept hidden throughout the ages in God, the creator of all things.
3:10  In this way, the wisdom of God in its infinite variety might be made known through the Church to the principalities and powers in the heavens.
3:11  This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
3:12  in whom we have free access to God in boldness and confidence because of our faith in him.
3:13  Therefore, I beg you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you. Truly, they are your glory.
3:14  This is the reason why I kneel in prayer before the Father,
3:15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.
3:16  I ask that from the riches of his glory he may grant through his Spirit that you be strengthened with power in your inner being
3:17  and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that, rooted and grounded in love,
3:18  you may have the power to comprehend with all the saints its breadth and length and height and depth,
3:19  and know Christ’s love even though it is beyond knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
3:20  To him who in all things is able through the power that is at work within us to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,
3:21  to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus through all generations, forever and ever. Amen.