1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles;2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and joint partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,7 of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies,11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through His faith.13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which is your glory.14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 of whom the whole family in Heaven and earth is named,16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,18 may be able to grasp with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height;19 to know the surpassing knowledge and love of Christ; 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 glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

1 For the grace of this thing I Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, for you hethene men,2 if netheles ye han herd the dispensacioun of Goddis grace, that is youun to me in you.3 For bi reuelacioun the sacrament is maad knowun to me, as Y aboue wroot in schort thing,4 as ye moun rede, and vndurstonde my prudence in the mysterie of Crist.5 Which was not knowun to othere generaciouns to the sones of men, as it is now schewid to his hooli apostlis and prophetis in the spirit,6 that hethene men ben euen eiris, and of oo bodi, and parteneris togidere of his biheest in Crist Jhesu bi the euangelie;7 whos mynystre Y am maad, bi the yifte of Goddis grace, which is youun to me bi the worchyng of his vertu.8 To me, leeste of alle seyntis, this grace is youun to preche among hethene men the vnserchable richessis of Crist, and to liytne alle men,9 which is the dispensacioun of sacrament hid fro worldis in God, that made alle thingis of nouyt;10 that the myche fold wisdom of God be knowun to princis and potestatis in heuenli thingis bi the chirche,11 bi the bifore ordinaunce of worldis, which he made in Crist Jhesu oure Lord.12 In whom we han trist and nyy comyng, in tristenyng bi the feith of hym.13 For which thing Y axe, that ye faile not in my tribulaciouns for you, which is youre glorie.14 For grace of this thing Y bowe my knees to the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist,15 of whom ech fadirhod in heuenes and in erthe is named,16 that he yyue to you, aftir the richessis of his glorie, vertu to be strengthid bi his spirit in the ynnere man,17 that Crist dwelle bi feith in youre hertis; that ye rootid and groundid in charite,18 moun comprehende with alle seyntis, which is the breede, and the lengthe, and the hiynesse, and the depnesse;19 also to wite the charite of Crist more excellent than science, that ye be fillid in al the plentee of God.20 And to hym that is myyti to do alle thingis more plenteuousli than we axen or vndurstondun, bi the vertu that worchith in vs,21 to hym be glorie in the chirche, and in Crist Jhesu, in to alle the generaciouns of the world of worldis. Amen.