New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 3:4-8

4 1By 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 5mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy 6apostles and prophets 7in the Spirit;

6to be specific, that the Gentiles are 8fellow heirs and 9fellow members of the body, and 10fellow partakers of the promise in 11Christ Jesus through the gospel,

7 12of which I was made a 13minister, according to the gift of 14God’s grace which was given to me 15according to the working of His power.

8To me, 16the very least of all 17saints, this grace was given, to 18preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable 19riches of Christ,

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Notes

1. Ephesians 3:4 Lit To which, when you read ↩
2. Ephesians 3:4 2 Cor 11:6 ↩
3. Ephesians 3:4 Lit in ↩
4. Ephesians 3:4 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 9; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
5. Ephesians 3:5 Lit the sons of man ↩
6. Ephesians 3:5 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 2:20 ↩
7. Ephesians 3:5 Or by ↩
8. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 3:29 ↩
9. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 2:16 ↩
10. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 5:7 ↩
11. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 5:24 ↩
12. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
13. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
14. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
15. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
16. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
17. Ephesians 3:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
18. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
19. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩

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