the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ephesians 3:12
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In Christ we come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this because of our faith in Christ.
in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him.
by who we are bolde to drawe nye in ye trust which we have by faith on hi
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.
In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him,
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
By whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in him.
in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.
In whom we han trist and nyy comyng, in tristenyng bi the feith of hym.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
Christ now gives us courage and confidence, so that we can come to God by faith.
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].
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.
In union with him, through his faithfulness, we have boldness and confidence when we approach God.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him.
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by whom we have freedom and access with the confidence of the faith of him.
through whom we have boldness and access, in the confidence of his faith.
In whom we haue boldnesse and accesse, with confidence, by the faith of him.
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God's presence.
We can come to God without fear because we have put our trust in Christ.
in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.
By whom we haue boldenes and entrance with confidence, by faith in him.
In whom we have freedom of access with confidence in his faith.
In whom we have our freedom of speech and introduction with assurance, through the faith of him; -
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
By who we haue boldnesse & entraunce in ye confidence which is by faith of him.
In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to go into God's presence with all confidence.
In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him.
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through His faith.
in whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of him,
by whom we haue boldnesse and intraunce in all confidece thorow faith on him.
by whom we have freedom of access to God, with confidence, by faith in him.
in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ's faithfulness.
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.
Because of what Jesus did for us, we can ride with God boldly and confidently.
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.
Contextual Overview
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
The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
A man's own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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.
