far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

so that in the ages to come He might show the boundless riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

and to enlighten all people as to what the plan of the mystery is which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;

that is, the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His saints,

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age,

and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.