Ephesians 3:1
Therefore I Paul, the prisoner of Christ for the sake of you Gentiles,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
2if indeed you have heard the economy of the grace of God which is given to me unto you;
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then the chiliarch, having come nigh, took Paul, and commanded that he should be bound with two chains; and was making inquiry who he might be, and what he had done.
Acts 26:29And Paul said, I would to God, that both in little and in much, not only you, but also all of those hearing me this day, were such as I am, except these bonds.
2 Corinthians 10:1But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:
Galatians 5:2Behold I Paul say unto you, that, if you may be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Ephesians 3:13Therefore I ask that you faint not in my tribulations in your behalf, which is your glory.
Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chain; in order that in it I may preach boldly, as it behooves 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 →