Ephesians 3:1-8

Twentieth_Century(i) 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus, the Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles-- 2 For you have heard, I suppose, of the responsible charge with which God entrusted me for your benefit, 3 And also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you. 4 And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ. 5 In former generations it was not made known to mankind, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the Apostles and Prophets among Christ's People-- 6 That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the Good News, the Gentiles are co-heirs with us and members of one Body, and that they share with us in God's Promise. 7 Of this Good News I became a minister, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power-- 8 Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,