Ephesians 3:1
FOR this cause am I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
In Context
2if so be, that ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you:
Cross References
Acts 21:33Then the tribune approaching him, laid hold on him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and asked who he was, and what he had done.
Acts 26:29And Paul replied, would to God, that not only thou, but also that all who are hearing me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these chains.
2 Corinthians 10:1NOW I Paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who, when present, am indeed lowly among you, but being absent, am bold towards you.
Galatians 5:2Behold, I Paul declare to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore 1 beseech you, 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 →