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1. So I, Paul, am a prisoner of Christ Jesus for you who are not Jews.
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1. For this cause G5484 G5127 I G1473 Paul G3972 , the G3588 prisoner G1198 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 for G5228 you G5216 Gentiles G1484 ,
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2. Surely you have heard that God gave me this work through his grace to help you.
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2. If G1489 ye have heard G191 of the G3588 dispensation G3622 of the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 which is given G1325 me G3427 to G1519 you G5209 -ward:
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3. He let me know his secret by showing it to me. I have already written a little about this.
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3. How that G3754 by G2596 revelation G602 he made known G1107 unto me G3427 the G3588 mystery G3466 ; ( as G2531 I wrote afore G4270 in G1722 few words G3641 ,
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4. If you read what I wrote then, you can see that I truly understand the secret about the Christ.
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4. Whereby G4314 G3739 , when ye read G314 , ye may G1410 understand G3539 my G3450 knowledge G4907 in G1722 the G3588 mystery G3466 of Christ G5547 )
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5. People who lived in other times were not told that secret. But now, through the Spirit, God has shown that secret to his holy apostles and prophets.
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5. Which G3739 in G1722 other G2087 ages G1074 was not G3756 made known G1107 unto the G3588 sons G5207 of men G444 , as G5613 it is now G3568 revealed G601 unto his G846 holy G40 apostles G652 and G2532 prophets G4396 by G1722 the Spirit G4151 ;
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6. This is that secret: that through the Good News those who are not Jews will share with the Jews in God's blessing. They belong to the same body, and they share together in the promise that God made in Christ Jesus.
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6. That the G3588 Gentiles G1484 should be G1511 fellow heirs G4789 , and G2532 of the same body G4954 , and G2532 partakers G4830 of his G846 promise G1860 in G1722 Christ G5547 by G1223 the G3588 gospel G2098 :
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7. By God's special gift of grace given to me through his power, I became a servant to tell that Good News.
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7. Whereof G3739 I was made G1096 a minister G1249 , according G2596 to the G3588 gift G1431 of the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 given G1325 unto me G3427 by G2596 the G3588 effectual working G1753 of his G846 power G1411 .
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8. I am the least important of all God's people, but God gave me this gift -- to tell those who are not Jews the Good News about the riches of Christ, which are too great to understand fully.
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8. Unto me G1698 , who am less than the least G1647 of all G3956 saints G40 , is this G3778 grace G5485 given G1325 , that I should preach G2097 among G1722 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 the G3588 unsearchable G421 riches G4149 of Christ G5547 ;
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9. And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for his secret, which has been hidden in him since the beginning of time. He is the One who created everything.
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9. And G2532 to make all men see G5461 G3956 what G5101 is the G3588 fellowship G2842 of the G3588 mystery G3466 , which from G575 the G3588 beginning of the world G165 hath been hid G613 in G1722 God G2316 , who created G2936 all things G3956 by G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 :
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10. His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly world will now know God's wisdom, which has so many forms.
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10. To the intent that G2443 now G3568 unto the G3588 principalities G746 and G2532 powers G1849 in G1722 heavenly G2032 places might be known G1107 by G1223 the G3588 church G1577 the G3588 manifold G4182 wisdom G4678 of God G2316 ,
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11. This agrees with the purpose God had since the beginning of time, and he carried out his plan through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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11. According G2596 to the G3588 eternal G165 purpose G4286 which G3739 he purposed G4160 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord G2962 :
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12. In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ.
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12. In G1722 whom G3739 we have G2192 boldness G3954 and G2532 access G4318 with G1722 confidence G4006 by G1223 the G3588 faith G4102 of him G846 .
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13. So I ask you not to become discouraged because of the sufferings I am having for you. My sufferings are for your glory.
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13. Wherefore G1352 I desire G154 that ye faint G1573 not G3361 at G1722 my G3450 tribulations G2347 for G5228 you G5216 , which G3748 is G2076 your G5216 glory G1391 .
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14. So I bow in prayer before the Father
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14. For this cause G5484 G5127 I bow G2578 my G3450 knees G1119 unto G4314 the G3588 Father G3962 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 ,
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15. from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name.
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15. Of G1537 whom G3739 the whole G3956 family G3965 in G1722 heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1093 is named G3687 ,
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16. I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit.
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16. That G2443 he would grant G1325 you G5213 , according G2596 to the G3588 riches G4149 of his G848 glory G1391 , to be strengthened G2901 with might G1411 by G1223 his G848 Spirit G4151 in G1519 the G3588 inner G2080 man G444 ;
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17. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life will be strong in love and be built on love.
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17. That Christ G5547 may dwell G2730 in G1722 your G5216 hearts G2588 by G1223 faith G4102 ; that G2443 ye , being rooted G4492 and G2532 grounded G2311 in G1722 love G26 ,
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18. And I pray that you and all God's holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love -- how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is.
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18. May be able G1840 to comprehend G2638 with G4862 all G3956 saints G40 what G5101 is the G3588 breadth G4114 , and G2532 length G3372 , and G2532 depth G899 , and G2532 height G5311 ;
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19. Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.
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19. And G5037 to know G1097 the G3588 love G26 of Christ G5547 , which passeth G5235 knowledge G1108 , that G2443 ye might be filled G4137 with G1519 all G3956 the G3588 fullness G4138 of God G2316 .
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20. With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.
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20. Now G1161 unto him that is able G1410 to do G4160 exceeding abundantly G5228 G1537 G4053 above G5228 all G3956 that G3739 we ask G154 or G2228 think G3539 , according G2596 to the G3588 power G1411 that worketh G1754 in G1722 us G2254 ,
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21. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.
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21. Unto him G846 be glory G1391 in G1722 the G3588 church G1577 by G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 throughout G1519 all G3956 ages G1074 , world without end G165 G165 . Amen G281 .
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