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*3:9 TR reads "fellowship" instead of "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 Sel põhjusel mina, Paulus, olen Kristuse Jeesuse vang teie, mittejuutide heaks –

2 Te olete ju kuulnud, et Jumala armu vahendamine teie heaks on usaldatud minu kätte, 3 et teha teile kättesaadavaks see saladus, mis mulle ilmutuses anti, nagu ma teile juba lühidalt kirjutasin. 4 Kui te seda loete, te mõistate, milline on minu arusaam Kristuse saladustest. 5 Varasemate põlvkondade ajal ei ole inimlastele seda teada antud, aga nüüd on see Vaimu kaudu avaldatud tema pühadele apostlitele ja prohvetitele. 6 Saladus on selles, et evangeeliumi kaudu on koos Iisraeliga pärijad ka mittejuudid, olles sama ihu liikmed ja jagades üheskoos tõotust Kristuses Jeesuses.

7 Selle evangeeliumi teenriks olen ma saanud Jumala armuanni tõttu, mis mulle anti tema väe kaudu. 8 Ehkki ma olen vähim kõigi Jumala pühade seast, on mulle antud see arm: kuulutada mittejuutidele Kristuse piiritut rikkust 9 ja avada kogu salajane korraldus, mis on aegade algusest peale olnud varjul Jumalas, kõige Loojas. 10 Nüüd saab Jumala mitmekülgne tarkus teatavaks koguduse kaudu taevastele valitsustele ja meelevaldadele, 11 vastavalt tema eesmärgile aegade algusest, mille Jumal on teinud teoks meie Issandas Jeesuses Kristuses. 12 Temas ja teda usaldades võime julgesti Jumalale läheneda. 13 Seetõttu ma palun, et te ei laseks end heidutada, kui ma teie pärast kannatan, see on teie auks.

14 Sel põhjusel ma põlvitan Isa ees, 15 kellelt iga suguvõsa taevas ja maa peal on pärinud oma nime. 16 Ma palvetan, et ta oma au rikkust mööda teeks teid tema Vaimu läbi tugevaks seesmise inimese poolest, 17 ja et Kristus usu kaudu elaks teie südameis. Ja ma palvetan, et te oleksite juurdunud ja rajatud armastuses, 18 et te suudaksite koos kõigi pühadega mõista, milline on Jumala armastuse laius ja pikkus ja kõrgus ja sügavus, 19 ja ära tunda Kristuse armastust, mis ületab iga arusaamise, ja oleksite täidetud Jumala kogu täiusega.

20 Ent temale, kes meie sees tegutseva väega suudab kõike teha mõõtmatult rohkem, kui oskame paluda või mõelda, 21 temale olgu austus koguduses ja Kristuses Jeesuses igavesti kõigi sugupõlvedeni! Aamen.