Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
King James Version
In Context
2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to youward:
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
Acts 26:29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
2 Corinthians 10:1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Galatians 5:2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 6:20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, 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 →