Ephesians 3:12

Amplified Bible

in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
In Christ we come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this because of our faith in Christ.

Revised Standard Version
in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
by who we are bolde to drawe nye in ye trust which we have by faith on hi

Hebrew Names Version
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

New American Standard Bible
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

New Century Version
In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ.

Update Bible Version
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him,

English Standard Version
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

World English Bible
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
By whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in him.

Weymouth's New Testament
in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In whom we han trist and nyy comyng, in tristenyng bi the feith of hym.

English Revised Version
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Berean Standard Bible
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.

Contemporary English Version
Christ now gives us courage and confidence, so that we can come to God by faith.

American Standard Version
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Bible in Basic English
By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.

Complete Jewish Bible
In union with him, through his faithfulness, we have boldness and confidence when we approach God.

Darby Translation
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
by whom we have freedom and access with the confidence of the faith of him.

Murdock Translation
through whom we have boldness and access, in the confidence of his faith.

King James Version (1611)
In whom we haue boldnesse and accesse, with confidence, by the faith of him.

New Living Translation
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God's presence.

New Life Bible
We can come to God without fear because we have put our trust in Christ.

New Revised Standard
in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
By whom we haue boldenes and entrance with confidence, by faith in him.

George Lamsa Translation
In whom we have freedom of access with confidence in his faith.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In whom we have our freedom of speech and introduction with assurance, through the faith of him; -

Douay-Rheims Bible
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
By who we haue boldnesse & entraunce in ye confidence which is by faith of him.

Good News Translation
In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to go into God's presence with all confidence.

Christian Standard Bible®
In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him.

King James Version
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Lexham English Bible
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.

Literal Translation
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through His faith.

Young's Literal Translation
in whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
by whom we haue boldnesse and intraunce in all confidece thorow faith on him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
by whom we have freedom of access to God, with confidence, by faith in him.

New English Translation
in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ's faithfulness.

New King James Version
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Because of what Jesus did for us, we can ride with God boldly and confidently.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Contextual Overview

¹For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— ²assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit; ³and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief. ⁴By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, ⁵which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit; ⁶[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation]. ⁷Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of His power. ⁸To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God's people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand], ⁹and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things. ¹⁰So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ephesians 2:18, John 14:6, Romans 5:2, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 10:19-22

Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:8 - kill it Job 31:37 - as a Psalms 10:17 - thou wilt prepare John 14:13 - in my Hebrews 4:16 - come Hebrews 7:19 - we Hebrews 7:25 - by him Hebrews 10:22 - in full Hebrews 13:6 - boldly 1 John 5:14 - this

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
Now the LORD God said, "It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him."

Genesis 2:20
And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him.

Genesis 2:22
And the rib which the LORD God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man.

Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree]."

Genesis 3:15
"And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel."

Genesis 3:20
The man named his wife Eve (life spring, life giver), because she was the mother of all the living.

Genesis 3:21
The LORD God made tunics of [animal] skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

Genesis 3:24
So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He [permanently] stationed the cherubim and the sword with the flashing blade which turned round and round [in every direction] to protect and guard the way (entrance, access) to the tree of life.

Job 31:33
"Have I concealed my transgressions like Adam or like other men, By hiding my wickedness in my bosom,

Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes]; Then his heart is resentful and rages against the LORD [for, being a fool, he blames the LORD instead of himself].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In whom we have boldness and access,.... Into the holy of holies, to the throne of grace there, and to God the Father, as seated on it: Christ is the way of access; union to him gives right of access; through his mediation his people have audience of God, and acceptance with him, both of person and service: and this access is with boldness; which denotes liberty of coming, granted by God, and a liberty in their own souls to speak out their minds plainly and freely; and an holy courage and intrepidity of soul, being free from servile fear, or a spirit of bondage; which is owing to the heart being sprinkled from an evil conscience, to an act of faith, on the person, blood, and righteousness of Christ, and to a view of God, as a God of peace, grace and mercy: and this access may be had

with confidence by the faith of him; with confidence of interest in the everlasting love of God; of relation to him, as a covenant God and Father; of his power, faithfulness, and willingness to fulfil his promises; of his hearing and answering prayer; of the fulness of Christ, the prevalence of his mediation, and of the acceptance of persons and performances through him; and of the work of grace being carried on till the day of Christ; and of entrance at last into the heavenly glory: and this access is not local but spiritual; it is by faith, and so is peculiar to believers; and the confidence with which it may be had, arises from its being by the faith of Christ; not that faith which Christ himself had, and exercised as man, but that of which he is both the object and author; or that by which souls believe in him for acceptance, for righteousness, for pardon, for every supply of grace, and for eternal life and happiness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We have boldness - The word used here - παῤῥησίαν parrēsian - means, properly, boldness of speaking; 2 Corinthians 7:4; John 7:26; Acts 4:13, Acts 4:29, Acts 4:31. Here it seems to mean “freedom of utterance;” and the idea is, that we may come to God now in prayer with confidence through the Lord Jesus; see Hebrews 4:16.

And access - see notes Ephesians 2:18.

By the faith of him - By faith in him. The sense is, that we may now come confidently and boldly to the throne of grace for mercy in the name of the Redeemer. Boldness is not rashness; and faith is not presumption; but we may come without hesitating, and with an assurance that our prayers will be heard.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 12. In whom we have boldness — By whom we, Gentiles, have την παρρησιαν, this liberty of speech; so that we may say any thing by prayer and supplication, and την προσαγωγην, this introduction, into the Divine presence by faith in Christ. It is only in his name we can pray to God, and it is only by him that we can come to God; none can give us an introduction but Christ Jesus, and it is only for his sake that God will either hear or save us. It is on the ground of such scriptures as these that we conclude all our prayers in the name, and for the sake, of Jesus Christ our Lord.