Welcome to our website where we explore the Bible! Pleasure to meet you here!
May your journey into the world of the Holy Scriptures be engaging and inspiring!
You can change reading language: uk ru
Parallel
English Standard Version
New Living Translation
The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles —
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles —
assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.
how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.
When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
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 by the Spirit.
God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
Prayer for Spiritual Strength
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith — that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.