Ephesians 3:1
Of{the-same} grace/favor I, Paul, the bound/captive of{the Anointed Jesus} over/for-the-sake of{you} of{the nations},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
2if indeed you-hear the house-legislation of{the grace/favor of{the God}, the given} to{me} into you,
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then, become[ing]-near, the thousand-chief/chiliarch takes-upon of{same} and orders to-be-bound to{two un-loose-sis-es[i.e. states of being restrained]/restraints} and he-has-been-ascertaining who[?] he-might-be-being and what[?] is-being having-been-done.
Acts 26:29Moreover, the Paul, "I-might-vow, supposing to{the God}, and in to{few} and in to{much}, not only you; contrariwise, also all the hearing of{me} today to-become to-whom-the-same which-about-what-such also-I am-being, aside-beyond of{the bonds, the-same},"
2 Corinthians 10:1Moreover, same I, Paul, am-calling-aside you through of{the meekness} and of{upon-image-ia/reasonableness/impartiality} of{the Anointed}, who, on-one-hand, according-to face, humble in to{you}; on-the-other-hand, being-off/away I-am-having-courage into you.
Galatians 5:2Behold, I, Paul, am-saying to{you} that if-supposing you-may-be-being-circumcised, Anointed will-profit you nothing.
Ephesians 3:13through-which I-am-being-given-cause not to-be-bad-ing-out in to{the pressures/constrictions/oppressions} of{me} over/for-the-sake of{you}, which-what is-being esteem/glory of{you}.
Ephesians 6:20over/for-the-sake of{which} I-am-elder-ing/ambassing in to{un-loose-sis[i.e. state of being restrained]/restraint}, in-which-place in to{same} I-may-all-say-ize as it-is-necessitating me 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 →