A. 1.  The purpose of GOD concerning Christ mystical.  3:1-13

A.  Paul.  Imprisonment for their sake.  3:1

B.  The Secret revealed.  3:2-6

a.  The secret revealed and committed to Paul's stewardship (oikonomia).  3:2-4

b.  The secret hidden before.  3:5-

c.  The secret now revealed to the Church through the Apostles and Prophets by the spirit.  3:-5,6

B.  The Secret made known.  3:7-12

a.  The secret made known by Paul according to the stewardship (oikinomia) committed to him. 3:7-9-

b.  The secret hidden before.  3:-9

c.  The secret made known through the Church to heavenly being by GOD. 3:10-12

A.  Paul's tribulations, "for you."  3:13