Ephesians 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 3:3-12

31that 2by revelation there was 3made known to me 4the mystery, 5as I wrote before in brief.

46By referring to this, when you read you can understand 7my insight 8into the 9mystery of Christ,

5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy 10apostles and prophets 11in the Spirit;

6to be specific, that the Gentiles are 12fellow heirs and 13fellow members of the body, and 14fellow partakers of the promise in 15Christ Jesus through the gospel,

716of which I was made a 17minister, according to the gift of 18God’s grace which was given to me 19according to the working of His power.

8To me, 20the very least of all 21saints, this grace was given, to 22preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable 23riches of Christ,

9and to 24bring to light what is the administration of the 25mystery which for ages has been 26hidden in God 27who created all things;

10so that the manifold 28wisdom of God might now be 29made known through the church to the 30rulers and the authorities in 31the heavenly places.

11This was in 32accordance with the 33eternal purpose which He 34carried out in 35Christ Jesus our Lord,

12in whom we have boldness and 3637confident 38access through faith 39in Him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 3:3 Acts 22:17, 21; 26:16ff ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 3:3 Gal 1:12 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 3:3 Eph 1:9; 3:4, 6, 9 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 3:3 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:4, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 3:3 Eph 1:9f; Heb 13:22; 1 Pet 5:12 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 3:4 Lit To which, when you read ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 3:4 2 Cor 11:6 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 3:4 Lit in ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 3:4 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 3:5 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 2:20 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 3:5 Or by ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 3:29 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 2:16 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 5:7 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 5:24 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 3:8 Or holy ones ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 3:9 Two early mss read make all know ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 3:10 Rom 11:33; 1 Cor 2:7 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:23; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:3 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 3:11 Eph 1:11 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 3:11 Lit purpose of the ages ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 3:11 Or formed ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 3:11 Gal 5:24; Eph 3:1 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 3:12 Lit access in confidence ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 3:12 2 Cor 3:4; Heb 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1 John 2:28; 3:21 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 3:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 3:12 Lit of Him ↩

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