24. And now I am happy about my sufferings for you, for by means of my physical sufferings I am helping to complete what still remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, the church.
25. And I have been made a servant of the church by God, who gave me this task to perform for your good. It is the task of fully proclaiming his message,
26. which is the secret he hid through all past ages from all the human race but has now revealed to his people.
27. God's plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God.