sothat the manifoldwisdomof Godmight nowbe made knownthroughthe churchto the rulersand the authoritiesin the heavenly[places].
Blessthe LORD,you His angels,Mightyin strength,who performHis word,Obeyingthe voiceof His word!
O LORD,howmanyare Your works!In wisdomYou have madethem all;The earthis fullof Your possessions.
Then the Spiritliftedme up, and I hearda greatrumblingsoundbehindme, "Blessedbe the gloryof the LORDin His place."
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
For I am convincedthat neitherdeath,norlife,norangels,norprincipalities,northings present,northings to come,norpowers,
but to thosewho are the called,bothJewsand Greeks,Christthe powerof Godand the wisdomof God.
but we speakGod'swisdomin a mystery,the hidden[wisdom] whichGodpredestinedbeforethe agesto our glory;
far aboveallruleand authorityand powerand dominion,and everynamethat is named,not onlyin thisagebut alsoin the one to come.
whichis His body,the fullnessof Him who fillsallin all.
Blessed[be] the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who has blessedus with everyspiritualblessingin the heavenly[places] in Christ,
whichHe lavishedon us. In allwisdomand insight
For our struggleis not againstfleshand blood,but againstthe rulers,againstthe powers,againstthe world forcesof thisdarkness,againstthe spiritual[forces] of wickednessin the heavenly[places].
For by Him allthingswere created,[both] in the heavensand on earth,visibleand invisible,whetherthronesordominionsorrulersorauthorities--all thingshave been createdthroughHim and for Him.
and in Him you have beenmade complete,and He is the headover allruleand authority;
When He had disarmedthe rulersand authorities,He madea publicdisplayof them, having triumphed overthem throughHim.
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
It was revealedto them that they were not servingthemselves,but you, in these thingswhichnowhave been announcedto you throughthosewho preached the gospelto you by the HolySpiritsentfrom heaven--things into whichangelslongto look.
whois at the right handof God,having goneinto heaven,after angelsand authoritiesand powershad been subjectedto Him.
