3:1 It is a consequence of this that I, Sha’ul, am a prisoner of the Messiah Yeshua on behalf of you Gentiles.
3:2 I assume that you have heard of the work God in his grace has given me to do for your benefit,
3:3 and that it was by a revelation that this secret plan was made known to me. I have already written about it briefly,
3:4 and if you read what I have written, you will grasp how I understand this secret plan concerning the Messiah.
3:5 In past generations it was not made known to mankind, as the Spirit is now revealing it to his emissaries and prophets,
3:6 that in union with the Messiah and through the Good News the Gentiles were to be joint heirs, a joint body and joint sharers with the Jews in what God has promised.
3:7 I became a servant of this Good News by God’s gracious gift, which he gave me through the operation of his power.
3:8 To me, the least important of all God’s holy people, was given this privilege of announcing to the Gentiles the Good News of the Messiah’s unfathomable riches,
3:9 and of letting everyone see how this secret plan is going to work out. This plan, kept hidden for ages by God, the Creator of everything,
3:10 is for the rulers and authorities in heaven to learn, through the existence of the Messianic Community, how many-sided God’s wisdom is.
3:11 This accords with God’s age-old purpose, accomplished in the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.
3:12 In union with him, through his faithfulness, we have boldness and confidence when we approach God.
3:13 So I ask you not to be discouraged by the troubles I endure on your behalf — it is all for your glory.
3:14 For this reason, I fall on my knees before the Father,
3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its character.
3:16 I pray that from the treasures of his glory he will empower you with inner strength by his Spirit,
3:17 so that the Messiah may live in your hearts through your trusting. Also I pray that you will be rooted and founded in love,
3:18 so that you, with all God’s people, will be given strength to grasp the breadth, length, height and depth of the Messiah’s love,
3:19 yes, to know it, even though it is beyond all knowing, so that you will be filled with all the fullness of God.
3:20 Now to him who by his power working in us is able to do far beyond anything we can ask or imagine,
3:21 to him be glory in the Messianic Community and in the Messiah Yeshua from generation to generation forever. Amen.
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