New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 3:8-12
8To me, 1the veryG1646 leastG1646 of allG3956 2saintsG40, thisG3778 graceG5485 was givenG1325, to 3preachG2097 to the GentilesG1484 the unfathomableG421 4richesG4149 of ChristG5547,
9and to 5bringG5461 to lightG5461 whatG5101 is the administrationG3622 of the 6mysteryG3466 which for agesG165 has been 7hiddenG613 in GodG2316 8who createdG2936 allG3956 thingsG3956;
10soG2443 that the manifoldG4182 9wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 might nowG3568 be 10madeG1107 knownG1107 throughG1223 the churchG1577 to the 11rulersG746 and the authoritiesG1849 in 12the heavenlyG2032 places.
11This was in 13accordanceG2596 with the 14eternalG165 purposeG4286 whichG3739 He 15carriedG4160 out in 16ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962,
12in whomG3739 we haveG2192 boldnessG3954 and 1718confidentG4006 19accessG4318 throughG1223 faithG4102 20in Him.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 3:8 Or holy ones ↩
- 3. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
- 4. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 3:9 Two early mss read make all know ↩
- 6. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 3:10 Rom 11:33; 1 Cor 2:7 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:23; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 3:10 Eph 1:3 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 3:11 Eph 1:11 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 3:11 Lit purpose of the ages ↩
- 15. Ephesians 3:11 Or formed ↩
- 16. Ephesians 3:11 Gal 5:24; Eph 3:1 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 3:12 Lit access in confidence ↩
- 18. Ephesians 3:12 2 Cor 3:4; Heb 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1 John 2:28; 3:21 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 3:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
- 20. Ephesians 3:12 Lit of Him ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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