He has granted us complete insight and understanding of the open secret of his will, showing us how it was the purpose of his design

And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),

And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles ??2 for surely you have heard how the grace of God which was vouchsafed me in your interests has ordered it,

that is, if you have heard how God's favor has been entrusted to me for you,

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ.

that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs and members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.

May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,

But that is not how you learned about the Messiah,

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

That is how husbands ought to love their wives--as if they were their own bodies. A man who loves his wife is really loving himself;

But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are, and that he may comfort and encourage and strengthen your hearts.