8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all Saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to enlighten all what the administration of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world having been hidden in GOD, the One who created all things,
10 with the intent that now unto the rulers and authorities in heavenly places might be known through the Church the manifold Wisdom of GOD,
11 according to the eternal purpose which He hath purposed in the Messiah Jesus our Lord,
12 in whom we have frankness and access in confidence by the faith in Him.
Many translation in the verse 9 states: “who created all things by Jesus Christ”, but the name of Jesus is never mentioned in the original ancient Greek Bible (some new translation put it in square brackets).
The ancient Greek word ἐξουσίαις, can also be translated with “power”.
αἰώνων lit. “unto the ages of ages” trans. il Latin “In sæcula sæculorum”.
The Greek word παρρησίαν may have more than one interpretation.
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