1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, 2 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you, 3 how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words, 4 by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit, 6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News, 7 of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power. 8 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ, 10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him. 13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, 19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

1 Seetõttu mina, Paulus, olen Kristuse Jeesuse vang teie pärast, paganad —

2 kui te vahest olete kuulnud Jumala armu majapidamisest, mis minu kätte on antud teie heaks;

3 sest ilmutuse kaudu on mulle antud teada saladus, nagu ma lühidalt enne kirjutasin,

4 selleks et te lugedes võiksite ära tunda minu arusaamise Kristuse saladusest,

5 mida endistes põlvedes inimlastele ei ole teada antud, nagu see nüüd on ilmutatud Tema pühadele Apostlitele ja prohvetitele Vaimu läbi,

6 et paganadki on kaaspärijad ja ühes ihus ja osalised tema tõotusest Kristuses Jeesuses Evangeeliumi kaudu,

7 mille teenijaks ma olen saanud Jumala armuande järgi, mis mulle on antud Tema väe mõjustust mööda.

8 Minule, kõige vähemale kõigi pühade seast, on see arm antud paganate seas kuulutada Kristuse äraarvamatut rikkust

9 ja selgeks teha, milline on selle saladuse korraldus, mis igavikest alates on olnud varjul Jumalas, kes kõik on loonud,

10 et Jumala mitmesugune tarkus nüüd saaks teatavaks koguduse kaudu taevalistele valitsustele ja võimudele

11 ajastute ettemääramise järgi, mille Ta teostas Kristuses Jeesuses, meie Issandas,

12 Kelle sees meil on julge ligipääs usalduses usu kaudu Temasse.

13 Seetõttu ma palun, et te ei nõrkeks minu kitsikustes teie pärast, mis on teie au.

14 Sellepärast ma nõtkutan põlvi Isa ees,

15 kelle lasteks nimetatakse kõiki suguvõsasid taevas ja maa peal,

16 et Ta annaks teile Oma au rikkust mööda saada tugevaks Tema Vaimu läbi seespidise inimese poolest,

17 et Kristus usu kaudu elaks teie südameis ning te oleksite juurdunud ja rajatud armastusse,

18 et võiksite täiesti mõista ühes kõigi pühadega, milline on armastuse laius ja pikkus ja kõrgus ja sügavus,

19 ja ära tunda Kristuse armastuse, mis ületab kõik tunnetuse; et te oleksite täidetud Jumala kõige täiusega.

20 Aga Sellele, Kes enam kui rohkesti võib teha üle kõige selle, mida me palume või mõistame väge mööda, mis meis on tegev,

21 Temale olgu austus koguduses ja Kristuses Jeesuses ajastute ajastu kõigi sugupõlvedeni. Aamen.