3:1   For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you gentiles.

3:2   Surely you have heard about the responsibility of administering God's grace that was given to me on your behalf,

3:3   and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past.

3:4   By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about Christ,

3:5   which in previous generations was not made known to human beings as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets:

3:6   The gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of what was promised in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

3:7   I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.

3:8   To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the gentiles the immeasurable wealth of Christ

3:9   and help everyone see how this secret, which was hidden for ages in God who created all things, has been at work.

3:10   He did this so that now, through the church, the wisdom of God in all its variety might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm

3:11   in keeping with the eternal purpose that God carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord,

3:12   in whom we have boldness and confident access through his faithfulness.

3:13   So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which are your glory.

3:14   This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

3:15   from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name.

3:16   I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

3:17   and that Christ would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

3:18   you will be able to understand, along with all the saints, what is wide, long, high, and deep-

3:19   that is, you will know the love of Christ, which goes far beyond knowledge, and will be filled with all the fullness of God.

3:20   Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us-

3:21   to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever! Amen.