Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.

Surely you have heard about the responsibility of administering God's grace that was given to me on your behalf,

and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past.

By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah,

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

This is a great secret, but I am talking about the Messiah and the church.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up by training and instructing them about the Lord.