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Ephesians 3:3

James Moffatt - New Testament

how the divine secret was disclosed to me by a revelation (if you read what I have already written briefly about this,

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no man put it into my hands, no man taught me what it meant, I had it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages

and enlighten all men upon the new order of that divine secret which God the Creator of all concealed from eternity —

you can understand my insight into that secret of Christ

When I returned to Jerusalem, it happened that while I was praying in the temple I fell into a trance

But he said to me, 'Go; I will send you afar to the Gentiles — — '"

May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,

To prevent you from being self-conceited, brothers, I would like you to understand this secret: it is only a partial insensibility that has come over Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in.

Thus a loud clamour broke out. Some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party got up and contended, "We find nothing wrong about this man. What if some spirit or angel has spoken to him?"

There is nothing to be gained by this sort of thing, but as I am obliged to boast, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles are co-heirs, companions, and co-partners in the Promise.

and on my behalf also, that I may be allowed to speak and open my lips in order to expound fully and freely that open secret of the gospel

May their hearts be encouraged! May they learn the meaning of love! May they have all the wealth of conviction that comes from insight! May they learn to know that open secret of God, the Father of Christ,

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

I appeal to you, brothers, to bear with this appeal of mine. It is but a short letter.

By the hand of Silvanus, a faithful brother (in my opinion), I have written you these few lines of encouragement, to testify that this is what the true grace of God means. Stand in that grace.

And consider that the longsuffering of our Lord means salvation; as indeed our beloved brother Paul has written to you out of the wisdom vouchsafed to him,




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