³⁵ This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

²⁵ For ^(A)I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this ^(B)mystery—so that you will not be ^(C)wise in your own estimation—that a partial ^(D)hardening has happened to Israel until the ^(E)fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

2 And when I came to you, brethren, I ^(A)did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you ^(B)the ^[a]testimony of God.

⁷ but we speak God’s wisdom in a ^(A)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ^(B)predestined before the ^(C)ages to our glory;

Servants of Christ

4 Let a man regard us in this manner, as ^(A)servants of Christ and ^(B)stewards of ^(C)the mysteries of God.

⁹ He ^[a](A)made known to us the mystery of His will, ^(B)according to His ^[b]kind intention which He ^(C)purposed in Him

^3 (A)that ^(B)by revelation there was ^(C)made known to me ^(D)the mystery, ^(E)as I wrote before in brief.

⁹ and to ^[a]bring to light what is the administration of the ^(A)mystery which for ages has been ^(B)hidden in God ^(C)who created all things;

¹⁹ and ^(A)pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me ^(B)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(C)boldness ^(D)the mystery of the gospel,