# Connecting Statement:

Paul closes with a prayer of blessing.

# Now

Here the word "now" marks the closing section of the letter. If you have a way of doing this in your language, you can use it here.

# to make you stand

Paul speaks here of having strong faith as if a person were standing, instead of falling. AT: "to make your faith strong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ

"by the good news that I have preached about Jesus Christ"

# according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages

Paul says that God has revealed previously hidden truths to the believers. He speaks of these truths as if they were a secret. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "because God has revealed to us believers the secret that he was keeping for a long time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])