Ephesians 3:6

King James Version

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Geneva Bible (1587)
That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,

Christian Standard Bible®
The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Hebrew Names Version
that the Goyim are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Messiah Yeshua through the Good News,

Darby Translation
that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

Easy-to-Read Version
And this is the secret truth: that by hearing the Good News, those who are not Jews will share with the Jews in the blessings God has for his people. They are part of the same body, and they share in the promise God made through Christ Jesus.

Amplified Bible
[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].

American Standard Version
to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Berean Standard Bible
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
And the mystery is this: Because of Christ Jesus, the good news has given the Gentiles a share in the promises that God gave to the Jews. God has also let the Gentiles be part of the same body.

Complete Jewish Bible
that in union with the Messiah and through the Good News the Gentiles were to be joint heirs, a joint body and joint sharers with the Jews in what God has promised.

International Standard Version
The Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of what was promisedof the promise">[fn] in Christ Jesus through the gospel.Galatians 3:14,28-29; Ephesians 2:14-16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
that the Gentiles should be sons of his inheritance and partakers of his body, and in the promise which is given concerning him by the gospel,

Murdock Translation
that the Gentiles should be sharers. of his inheritance, and partakers of his body, and of the promise which is given in him by the gospel;

King James Version (1611)
That the Gentiles should be fellow heires, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christe, by the Gospell:

English Revised Version
to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Lexham English Bible
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Literal Translation
for the nations to be joint-heirs, and a joint-body and joint-sharers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

New American Standard Bible
to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

New Century Version
This is that secret: that through the Good News those who are not Jews will share with the Jews in God's blessing. They belong to the same body, and they share together in the promise that God made in Christ Jesus.

New English Translation
namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

New King James Version
that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

New Living Translation
And this is God's plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God's children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.

New Revised Standard
that is, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad-message, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body: and copartners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel

George Lamsa Translation
That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and partakers of his body and of the promise which is given through him by the gospel,

Good News Translation
The secret is that by means of the gospel the Gentiles have a part with the Jews in God's blessings; they are members of the same body and share in the promise that God made through Christ Jesus.

World English Bible
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
That the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and joint-partakers of his promise by Christ through the gospel,

Weymouth's New Testament
I mean the truth that the Gentiles are joint heirs with us Jews, and that they form one body with us, and have the same interest as we have in the promise which has been made good in Christ Jesus through the Good News,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that hethene men ben euen eiris, and of oo bodi, and parteneris togidere of his biheest in Crist Jhesu bi the euangelie;

Webster's Bible Translation
That the Gentiles should be joint-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel:

Revised Standard Version
that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
that the gentyls shuld be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promis yt is in Christ by ye meanes of the gospell

Update Bible Version
[to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Young's Literal Translation
that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

Bible in Basic English
Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that the Heythen shulde be inheritours also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promes in Christ by the Gospell,

Mace New Testament (1729)
"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."

New Life Bible
Let me tell you that the Good News is for the people who are not Jews also. They are able to have life that lasts forever. They are to be a part of His church and family, together with the Jews. And together they are to receive all that God has promised through Christ.

Simplified Cowboy Version
This is his crazy plan, both the Jews and the outsiders who believe the good news will be God's children and share in a rich inheritance. Both are part of the same crew and will receive the same blessing because they ride for Christ Jesus.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Legacy Standard Bible
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Contextual Overview

¹ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, ² If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: ³ How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, ⁴ Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) ⁵ Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; ⁶ That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: ⁷ Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; ⁹ And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: ¹⁰ To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Bible Verse Review
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the Gentiles: Ephesians 2:13-22, Romans 8:15-17, Galatians 3:26-29, Galatians 4:5-7

the same: Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 5:30, Romans 12:4, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Colossians 2:19

partakers: Galatians 3:14, 1 John 1:3, 1 John 2:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 9:27 - dwell Numbers 9:10 - be unclean Isaiah 19:23 - General Isaiah 25:7 - he will Ezekiel 16:61 - when Ezekiel 47:22 - and to the strangers Matthew 8:11 - That Matthew 13:17 - That many Matthew 20:7 - Because Matthew 20:12 - equal Luke 13:29 - General Acts 10:11 - and a Acts 10:28 - but Acts 10:35 - in Acts 15:9 - put Acts 22:21 - for Romans 3:29 - General Romans 8:17 - if children Romans 9:24 - not of the Jews Romans 10:12 - there is no Romans 11:17 - being 1 Corinthians 1:9 - the fellowship 1 Corinthians 10:17 - we being 1 Corinthians 12:13 - whether we be Jews Galatians 2:12 - he did Galatians 3:29 - heirs Ephesians 2:19 - but Philippians 1:5 - General Colossians 1:12 - partakers Colossians 3:11 - there 1 Timothy 6:2 - partakers 2 Timothy 1:1 - the promise Titus 2:11 - hath appeared Philemon 1:17 - thou count Hebrews 1:14 - heirs Hebrews 3:1 - partakers Hebrews 3:14 - we are 1 Peter 3:7 - heirs

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Genesis 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs,.... With the Jews, of all the blessings of grace, of lasting salvation, and of the eternal, incorruptible, and never fading inheritance in heaven; that they should be heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ Jesus, and inherit all things: and heirs they are by being Christ's, and on account of their special adoption through him, and their justification by his righteousness; and which appears by their regeneration to a lively hope of the inheritance reserved for them in heaven:

and of the same body: coalesce in one and the same church state, with the believing Jews, under one and the same head, Christ Jesus, and participate of the same grace from him, being all baptized into one body, and made to drink of the same Spirit, and enjoy the same privileges and immunities.

And partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel; as of God, being their covenant God, which is the great promise of the covenant; or of the Spirit, his gifts and graces, called the promise of the Spirit; or of eternal life and happiness, as the gift of grace through Christ. Now all these promises, and all others, are in Christ, yea and amen, safe and secure; and it is through being in Christ that any come to partake of them; and that by the means of the Gospel, as these Gentiles were to do, and did: the Gospel is a declaration of what God has promised in covenant to his people; this was carried among the Gentiles, and was made effectual to their participation of the things contained in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs - Fellow-heirs with the ancient people of God - the Jews - and entitled to the same privileges; see the Romans 8:17, note and Ephesians 2:13-18, note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ephesians 3:6. That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs — This is the substance of that mystery which had been hidden from all ages, and which was now made known to the New Testament apostles and prophets, and more particularly to St. Paul.

His promise in Christ — That the promise made to Abraham extended to the Gentiles, the apostle has largely proved in his Epistle to the Romans; and that it was to be fulfilled to them by and through Christ, he proves there also; and particularly in his Epistle to the Galatians, see Galatians 3:14. And that these blessings were to be announced in the preaching of the Gospel, and received on believing it, he every where declares, but more especially in this epistle.