Ephesians 3:1

Verse 1 of 21. The 3rd of 6 chapters in Ephesians, in The Letters of Paul.

1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

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For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
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Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1

We may observe that he acquaints them with the tribulations and sufferings which he endured in the discharge of that office, v. 1. The first clause refers to the preceding chapter, and may be understood either of these two ways:—1. "For this cause,—for having preached the doctrine contained in the foregoing chapter, and for asserting that the great privileges of the gospel belong not only to the Jews, but to believing Gentiles also, though they are not circumcised,—for this I…

Read Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1–13: The Apostle's Sufferings; Paul's Appointment as an Apostle; Paul's Labours as an Apostle. (a. d. 61.)

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