## The Mystery of Christ Revealed 

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For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- 

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if indeed you heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; 

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that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 

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About which, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 

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which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit: 

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that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, 

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of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power. 

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To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the unfathomable riches of Christ, 

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and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things; 

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so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly _places_. 

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_This was_ in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 

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in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. 

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Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which are your glory. 

## Prayer for Spiritual Power 

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For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 

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from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 

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that He would give you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 

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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; _and_ that you, being firmly rooted and grounded in love, 

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may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 

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and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. 

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Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or understand, according to the power that works within us, 

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to Him _be_ the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.