Ephesians 3:1
For this reason *I* Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.
Acts 26:29And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as *I* also am, except these bonds.
2 Corinthians 10:1But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, [when present] [am] mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;
Galatians 5:2Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador [bound] with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak.
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 →