Ephesians 3:1
On account of this I, Paulos, am bound for Jeshu Meshiha for the sake of you Gentiles:
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
2if you have heard the dispensation of the grace of Aloha which was given me for you;
Cross References
Acts 21:33And the tribune drew near and took him, and commanded them to bind him with two chains. And he asked concerning him who (he was), and what he had done?
Acts 26:29And Paulos said, I would from Aloha that in little and in much, not only thou, but also all who hear me to-day, were as I am, except these bonds.
2 Corinthians 10:1BUT I Paulos beseech of you by the peacefulness and humility of the Meshiha, (I) who also in presence am humble with you, but while far off am confident over you,
Galatians 5:2Behold, I, Paulos, tell you, that if you be circumcised, the Meshiha profiteth you nothing.
Ephesians 3:13WHEREFORE I pray that I may not weary in my affliction, which is on your account,
Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak with freedom, as it behoveth me to speak it.
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 →