Ephesians 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 3:4-9

41By referring to this, when you read you can understand 2my insight 3into the 4mystery of Christ,

5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy 5apostles and prophets 6in the Spirit;

6to be specific, that the Gentiles are 7fellow heirs and 8fellow members of the body, and 9fellow partakers of the promise in 10Christ Jesus through the gospel,

711of which I was made a 12minister, according to the gift of 13God’s grace which was given to me 14according to the working of His power.

8To me, 15the very least of all 16saints, this grace was given, to 17preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable 18riches of Christ,

9and to 19bring to light what is the administration of the 20mystery which for ages has been 21hidden in God 22who created all things;

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 3:4 Lit To which, when you read ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 3:4 2 Cor 11:6 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 3:4 Lit in ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 3:4 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 3:5 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 2:20 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 3:5 Or by ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 3:29 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 2:16 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 5:7 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 5:24 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 3:8 Or holy ones ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 3:9 Two early mss read make all know ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩

Commentaries on Ephesians 3

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