Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
2If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.
Acts 26:29And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.
2 Corinthians 10:1Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
Galatians 5:2See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.
Ephesians 3:13For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
Ephesians 6:20For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1
This chapter consists of two parts. I. Of the account which Paul gives the Ephesians concerning himself, as he was appointed by God to be the apostle of the Gentiles, ver. 1-13 . II. Of his devout and affectionate prayer to God for the Ephesians, ver. 14-21 . We may observe it to have been very much the practice of this apostle to intermix, with his instructions and counsels, intercessions and prayers to God for those to whom he wrote, as knowing that all his instructions and teachings would be useless and vain,… Read the whole commentary →