Ephesians 3 — TNTC
3Verse 1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—Verse 2surely you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me for you,Verse 3how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’+(as I have written briefly already,Verse 4with reference to which, when you read,+you can understand my insight into Christ's secret),Verse 5which in different generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit+to His holy apostles and prophets:+Verse 6that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, of the same body, and fellow partakers of His promise in the Christ+through the Gospel,Verse 7of which I became a servant according to the gift of God's grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking of His power.Verse 8To me, the very least of all saints,+was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,Verse 9and to enlighten all+as to the program+of the secret that from the beginning of the ages has been hidden by the God who created all things through Jesus Christ;+Verse 10to the intent that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms,+Verse 11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished by Christ Jesus our Lord,+Verse 12in whom we have the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.Verse 13Therefore I ask that you not lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which is your glory.