Ephesians 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 6

1 Because of this, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you, the nations,

2 if, indeed, you heard of the stewardship of the grace of God given to me for you,

3 that by revelation He made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief,

4 by the reading of which you are able to realize my understanding in the mystery of Christ,

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Chapter Summary

5 The hidden mystery, 6 that the Gentiles should besaved, 3 was made known to Paul by revelation.

Key Greek Words

πνεύματι ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind G4151
χάριν be-(for) cause of, for sake of, …fore G5484
χάριτος acceptable, benefit, favour G5485
δοθείσης adventure, bestow, bring forth G1325
εἰς against, among, as G1519

People & Context

The Revelation of the Mystery

Paul is given the stewardship to reveal the mystery that the nations are now joint-heirs and a joint-body in Christ through the gospel.

Preaching the Incomprehensible Riches

Paul proclaims the riches of Christ to the nations to make known the manifold wisdom of God to the heavenly rulers and authorities through the Assembl…

Empowered by the Spirit

Paul bows his knees, asking the Father that believers be empowered in the inward man so Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith.

Timeline

The Revelation of the Mystery

Paul is given the stewardship to reveal the mystery that the nations are now joint-heirs and a joint-body in Christ through the gospel.

Ephesians 3:1-6
Preaching the Incomprehensible Riches

Paul proclaims the riches of Christ to the nations to make known the manifold wisdom of God to the heavenly rulers and authorities through the Assembly.

Ephesians 3:7-13
Empowered by the Spirit

Paul bows his knees, asking the Father that believers be empowered in the inward man so Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith.

Ephesians 3:14-17

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