He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,

destining us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ. Such was the purpose of his will,

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

so to order it in the fulness of the ages that all things in heaven and earth alike should be gathered up in Christ ??11 in the Christ in whom we have had our heritage allotted us (as was decreed in the design of him who carries out everything according to the counsel of his will),

But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us

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,

how the divine secret was disclosed to me by a revelation (if you read what I have already written briefly about this,

which was not disclosed to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his sacred apostles and prophets by the Spirit),

Such is the gospel which I was called to serve by the endowment of God's grace which was vouchsafed me, by the energy of his power;

less than the least of all saints as I am, this grace was vouchsafed me, that I should bring the Gentiles the gospel of the fathomless wealth of Christ