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,

This is why I, Paul, whom Jesus the Christ has made a prisoner for the sake of you heathen??2 if at least you have heard how I dealt with the mercy of God that was given me for you,

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

How that, by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, - even as I before wrote in brief, -

by the reading whereof you may perceive how far I am let into the secret of 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 to make clear how is to be carried out the trusteeship of this secret which has for ages been hidden away in God, the Creator of 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,

Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, - not as unwise, but as wise, -

That is how husbands ought to love their wives, as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Now, so that you may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will tell you everything.

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.