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For this reason I, Paul, ^(C1)the prisoner of ^(C2)Christ Jesus ^(C3)for the sake of you ^(C4)Gentiles—

if indeed you have heard of the ^(C1)administration of God's grace which was given to me for you;

^(C1)that ^(C2)by revelation there was ^(C3)made known to me ^(C4)the mystery, ^(C5)as I wrote before briefly.

^(F1)By referring to this, when you read you can understand ^(C1)my insight ^(F2)into the ^(C2)mystery of Christ,

which in other generations was not made known to ^(F1)mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy ^(C1)apostles and prophets ^(F2)in the Spirit;

to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^(C1)fellow heirs and ^(C2)fellow members of the body, and ^(C3)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(C4)Christ Jesus through the gospel,

^(C1)of which I was made a ^(C2)minister, according to the gift of ^(C3)God's grace which was given to me ^(C4)according to the working of His power.

To me, ^(C1)the very least of all ^(F1)saints, this grace was given, to ^(C2)preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable ^(C3)riches of Christ,

and to ^(F1)enlighten all people as to what the plan of the ^(C1)mystery is which for ages has been ^(C2)hidden in God, ^(C3)who created all things;