Ephesians 3
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Ephesians 3:5-9

5which in other generations was not made known to 1mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy 2apostles and prophets 3in the Spirit;

6to be specific, that the Gentiles are 4fellow heirs and 5fellow members of the body, and 6fellow partakers of the promise in 7Christ Jesus through the gospel,

78of which I was made a 9minister, according to the gift of 10God’s grace which was given to me 11according to the working of His power.

8To me, 12the very least of all 13saints, this grace was given, to 14preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable 15riches of Christ,

9and to 16enlighten all people as to what the plan of the 17mystery is which for ages has been 18hidden in God, 19who created all things;

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 3:5 Lit the sons of man ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 3:5 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 2:20 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 3:5 Or by ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 3:29 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 2:16 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 3:6 Eph 5:7 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 3:6 Gal 5:24 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 3:7 Col 1:23, 25 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 3:7 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 3:7 Acts 9:15; Rom 12:3; Eph 3:2 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 3:7 Eph 1:19; 3:20 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 3:8 1 Cor 15:9 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 3:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 3:8 Acts 9:15; Eph 3:1f ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 3:8 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7; 3:16 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 3:9 Rom 11:25; 16:25; Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 4:3 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 3:9 Col 3:3 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 3:9 Rev 4:11 ↩

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