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Ephesians 3:3

New Century Version

He let me know his secret by showing it to me. I have already written a little about this.

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“Later, when I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple, and I saw a vision.

But the Lord said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the other nations.’ ”

So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man. Maybe an angel or a spirit did speak to him.”

I want you to understand this secret, brothers and sisters, so you will understand that you do not know everything: Part of Israel has been made stubborn, but that will change when many who are not Jews have come to God.

Glory to God who can make you strong in faith by the Good News that I tell people and by the message about Jesus Christ. The message about Christ is the secret that was hidden for long ages past but is now made known.

I must continue to brag. It will do no good, but I will talk now about visions and revelations from the Lord.

I did not get it from humans, nor did anyone teach it to me, but Jesus Christ showed it to me.

asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.

If you read what I wrote then, you can see that I truly understand the secret about the Christ.

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.

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.

Also pray for me that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret of the Good News without fear.

I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love so that they may be rich in their understanding. This leads to their knowing fully God’s secret, that is, Christ himself.

Also pray for us that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his message. Pray that we can preach the secret that God has made known about Christ. This is why I am in prison.

My brothers and sisters, I beg you to listen patiently to this message I have written to encourage you, because it is not very long.

I wrote this short letter with the help of Silas, who I know is a faithful brother in Christ. I wrote to encourage you and to tell you that this is the true grace of God. Stand strong in that grace.

Remember that we are saved because our Lord is patient. Our dear brother Paul told you the same thing when he wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.




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