⁸ which he has ·given to us so fully and freely [lavished on us]. With ·full [all] wisdom and understanding [^Cthis phrase may go with the previous sentence], ⁹ God let us know ·his secret purpose [or the mystery of his will; ^Ca “mystery” in Scripture is something God had not previously disclosed]. This was what ·God wanted [pleased him], and he ·planned to do it [or set it forth; publicly revealed it] through Christ. ¹⁰ His goal was to carry out his plan, ·when the right time came [or at the time of fulfillment; ^Lin the fullness of the times], that all things in heaven and on earth would be ·joined together [unified; or summed up; or renewed] in Christ as the head.