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Ephesians 3:3

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by revealing a mystery to me. I’ve written about this just a little.

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Nobody gave it to me or taught it to me. Instead, Jesus Christ revealed it to me.

God is able to strengthen you through the good news, which is the message I preach about Jesus Christ. There was a mystery that had been kept hidden for a very long time.

God has enabled me to explain to everyone how this mystery has become a reality. In times past it was kept hidden in the mind of God, who created all things.

The mystery is that because of the good news, Gentiles can also receive what God promised to the Jews. Both groups can be part of the same body, and in Christ Jesus, both share in the promise. So by reading this, you’ll be able to recognize the insight I have into the mystery of Christ. It wasn’t made known to people of other times the way the Spirit has now revealed it to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

“When I returned to Jerusalem, I went to the temple to pray. As if in a dream,

“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go, I’m sending you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

I keep asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. That way you will get to know God better.

Brothers and sisters, here’s a mystery I want you to understand. It will keep you from being proud. Part of Israel has refused to obey God, and that will continue until the full number of Gentiles has entered God’s kingdom.

They were all shouting loudly. Some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued sharply. “We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?”

But now I’m going to go back to bragging, even though there’s nothing to be gained by it. I’m going to talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, the right words will be given to me so I can explain the mystery of the good news boldly.

My goal is that they will all be encouraged in their hearts and joined together in love. Then their understanding will be rich and complete, and they will know the mystery of God, which is Christ.

Pray for us too. Ask God to open a door for our message so that we can preach the mystery of Christ, for which I’m being held in chains.

I ask you, brothers and sisters, to listen carefully to the challenges and encouragement that I’ve offered you briefly.

With the help of Silas, who I consider to be a faithful brother, I’ve written you this short letter to encourage you and to confirm that this is the true grace of God. Remain strong in it.

Remember that while our Lord is waiting patiently to return, people are being saved. Our dear brother Paul also wrote to you about this with the wisdom that God gave him.




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