I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. 13So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 11This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.ġ2Because of Christ and our faith in him, Or Because of Christ’s faithfulness. this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.ġ0God’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. 9I was chosen to explain to everyone Some manuscripts omit to everyone. 7By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.ĨThough 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. Or because they are united with Christ Jesus. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. 5God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.ĦAnd this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. 4As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. 3As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. 2assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles. God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed 1When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles Paul resumes this thought in verse 14: “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father.”.

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