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Ephesians 3:1
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For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
It's because of this that I, Paul, who is a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of the outsiders, pray to God.
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
For this reason *I* Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,
For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
For this cause I Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, (Seeing ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Iesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Because of this, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you, the nations,
For this cause I Paul am a presoner of Iesus Christ for you Heythen,
This it is that makes me Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ upon your account, O Gentiles;
This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called. I take it that you're familiar with the part I was given in God's plan for including everybody. I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just wrote you in brief.
For 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—
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,—
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
For this cause I Paul a in ye bodes of Iesus christ for youre sakes which are hethen:
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,
So I, Paul, am a prisoner of Christ Jesus for you who are not Jews.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
Christ Jesus made me his prisoner, so that I could help you Gentiles.
It is a consequence of this that I, Sha'ul, am a prisoner of the Messiah Yeshua on behalf of you Gentiles.
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
For this cause, I Paul am the prisoner of Iesus Christ for you Gentiles,
FOR this cause I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles.
For this cause I, Sha'ul, am the prisoner of Messiah Yeshua on behalf of you Goyim,
For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles.Acts 21:33; Galatians 5:11; Ephesians 4:1; 6:20; Philippians 1:7,13-14,16; Colossians 1:24; 2 Timothy 1:8; 2:9-10;">[xr]
On account of this I, Paulos, am bound for Jeshu Meshiha for the sake of you Gentiles:
On this account, I Paul am a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, for the sake of you Gentiles:
When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . .
I, Paul, am in prison because I am a missionary for Jesus Christ to you who are not Jews.
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,—
This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: -
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles:
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
For this cause I Paul [am] a prisoner of Iesus Christe, for you heathen:
So I, Paul, am a prisoner because I serve Christ Jesus for you who are not Jews.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, pray to God.
For the grace of this thing I Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, for you hethene men,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I: 2 Corinthians 10:1, Galatians 5:2
the: Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 6:20, Luke 21:12, Acts 21:33, Acts 26:29, Acts 28:17-20, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Philippians 1:7, Philippians 1:13-16, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 4:3, Colossians 4:18, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:16, 2 Timothy 2:9, Philemon 1:1, Philemon 1:9, Revelation 2:10
for: Galatians 5:11, Colossians 1:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:27 - Put this fellow Psalms 69:33 - his prisoners Jeremiah 36:5 - General Matthew 5:48 - even Acts 16:23 - they cast Acts 21:11 - So shall Acts 23:18 - Paul Acts 28:20 - this chain Romans 15:8 - truth Romans 15:16 - I should 2 Corinthians 6:5 - imprisonments Galatians 1:16 - that Ephesians 3:13 - at 2 Timothy 1:12 - the which Philemon 1:13 - the bonds Hebrews 10:34 - in my Hebrews 11:36 - bonds
Cross-References
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."
For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.
In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.
Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,'
and,'In their hands they shall bear you up,Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' " Psalms 91:11, 12 ">[fn]
And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me."
Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17">[xr] "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ,.... Not actively, whom Christ had apprehended by his grace, and made a prisoner of hope; but passively, who was made a prisoner for Christ, on account of preaching Christ, and his Gospel: he was not a prisoner for any capital crime, as theft, murder, c. and therefore be was not ashamed of his bonds, but rather glories in them and a prison has often been the portion of the best of men in this world: from hence we learn, that this epistle was written when the apostle was a prisoner at Rome; and the consideration of this his condition serves much to confirm the truths he had before delivered, seeing they were such as he could, and did suffer for; and which must engage the attention of the Ephesians to them, and especially since his sufferings were on their account:
for you Gentiles: because he preached the Gospel to the Gentiles, which the Jews forbid, that they might not be saved; and because he taught them, that circumcision and the rest of the ceremonies of the law were not binding upon them; which gave great offence to the Jews, who were the means of bringing of him into these circumstances, and particularly the Asiatic Jews, the Jews of Ephesus; who having seen and heard him there, knew him again when in the temple at Jerusalem, and raised a mob upon him, having bore a grudge against him for his ministry at Ephesus, by which means he became a prisoner; so that he might truly say, he was a prisoner for the sake of them; see Acts 21:27. One of Stevens's copies adds, "am an ambassador", as in Ephesians 6:20 and another of them, "glory", or "rejoice"; see Philippians 2:16.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For this cause - On account of preaching this doctrine; that is, the doctrine that the gospel was to be proclaimed to the Gentiles.
I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ - A prisoner in the service of the Lord Jesus; or made a prisoner in his cause. Not a prisoner for crime or debt, or as a captive in war, but a captive in the service of the Redeemer. This proves that at the time of writing this, Paul was in bonds, and there can he no question that he was in Rome. This would be more correctly rendered, âFor this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner,â etc. So Tyndale renders it, âFor this cause I, Paul, the servant of Jesus, am in bonds.â So also Locke, Rosenmuller, Doddridge, Whitby, Koppe, and others understand it. By this construction the abruptness now manifest in our common version is avoided.
For you Gentiles - Made a prisoner at Rome on your behalf, because I maintained that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles; see Acts 22:21-23. He was taken first to Cesarea, and then to Rome. The cause of his imprisonment and of all his difficulties was, that he maintained that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles; that when the Jews rejected it God rejected them; and that he was specially called to carry the message of salvation to the pagan world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER III.
Paul, a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, declares his
knowledge of what had been a mystery from all ages, that the
Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body with the
Jews, 1-6.
Which doctrine he was made a minister, that he might declare the
unsearchable riches of Christ, and make known to principalities
and powers this eternal purpose of God, 7-12.
He desires them not to be discouraged on account of his
tribulations, 13.
His prayer that they might be filled with all the fulness of
God, 14-19.
His doxology, 20, 21.
NOTES ON CHAP. III.
Verse Ephesians 3:1. For this cause — Because he maintained that the Gentiles were admitted to all the privileges of the Jews, and all the blessings of the new covenant, without being obliged to submit to circumcision, the Jews persecuted him, and caused him to be imprisoned, first at Caesarea, where he was obliged to appeal to the Roman emperor, in consequence of which he was sent prisoner to Rome. See Acts 21:21-28, c.
The prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles — For preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles, and showing that they were not bound by the law of Moses, and yet were called to be fellow citizens with the saints for this very cause the Jews persecuted him unto bonds, and conspired his death.
