1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace given to me for you: 3 the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote briefly before. 4 By reading this, you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit: 6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and fellow participants in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 I became a minister of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace given to me by the working of his power. 8 To me, less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given: to proclaim to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ 9 and to bring to light for everyone the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, 10 so that now, through the church, the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in him. 13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart over my afflictions for you, which are your glory.

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in the heavens and on earth takes its name, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner self, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, and that, rooted and grounded in love, 18 you may have strength to grasp with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.

20 Now to the one who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work in us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.