Efesios 6:19

La Biblia de las Americas

y orad por mí, para que me sea dada palabra al abrir mi boca, a fin de dar a conocer sin temor el misterio del evangelio,

Parallel Translations

La Biblia Reina-Valera
Y por m�, para que me sea dada palabra en el abrir de mi boca con confianza, para hacer notorio el misterio del evangelio,

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
y por m�, para que al abrir mi boca me sea dada palabra para dar a conocer con denuedo el misterio del evangelio;

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
y por m�, para que me sea dada palabra en el abrir de mi boca con confianza, para hacer notorio el misterio del Evangelio,

Bible Verse Review
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for: Romans 15:30, 2 Corinthians 1:11, Philippians 1:19, Colossians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 2 Thessalonians 3:1, Philemon 1:22, Hebrews 13:18

utterance: Acts 2:4, 1 Corinthians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 8:7

that I: Acts 4:13, Acts 4:29, Acts 4:31, Acts 9:27, Acts 9:29, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:3, Acts 18:26, Acts 19:8, Acts 28:31, 2 Corinthians 3:12, *marg. 2 Corinthians 7:4, Philippians 1:20, 1 Thessalonians 2:2

the mystery: Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 3:3, Ephesians 3:4, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Corinthians 4:1, Colossians 1:26, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 2:2, 1 Timothy 3:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:4 - called Exodus 4:12 - General Ecclesiastes 8:1 - and the Isaiah 40:9 - be not Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Ezekiel 2:6 - be not Ezekiel 3:27 - I will Ezekiel 21:2 - set Ezekiel 24:27 - thy Ezekiel 35:2 - set Matthew 5:2 - General Matthew 13:11 - mysteries Mark 13:11 - shall be Mark 14:34 - and watch Luke 21:15 - I will Luke 21:36 - pray Luke 22:40 - Pray John 7:26 - he speaketh Acts 9:31 - and in Acts 10:34 - opened Acts 18:9 - Be Romans 10:20 - very bold Romans 12:12 - continuing 1 Corinthians 13:2 - understand 1 Corinthians 14:2 - howbeit Ephesians 5:32 - a great Ephesians 6:18 - supplication Ephesians 6:20 - boldly Philippians 1:14 - waxing 2 Timothy 2:9 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And for me,.... This shows the great humility of the apostle, and the sense he had of the greatness of the work of the ministry; and that it is the duty of people to pray for their ministers; and that no man is perfect in this life; and that the more superior members need the assistance of the inferior ones; for this request is made by the apostle not in dissimulation, or as feigning humility and modesty; but in the sincerity of his heart, and from a real sense of his need of fresh supplies of gifts and grace, to fit him for the work and service of Christ:

that utterance may be given unto me, or "that the word"; meaning not the subject matter of the ministry, the word of the Gospel, the word of faith, truth, and reconciliation, for that was committed to him; unless he should mean an increase of light and knowledge in it; but rather a faculty of speaking it freely and aptly, and what is commonly called elocution; not speaking with the enticing words of man's wisdom, but with the words of the Holy Ghost: or else an opportunity of preaching the word, and liberty to do it, as follows;

that I may open my mouth boldly; or "in the opening of my mouth"; the phrase is Rabbinical. The Jews w say, that when Moses came to write that passage, "let us make man in our image", c. Genesis 1:26, he said before the Lord of the world, why dost thou give פתחון פה, "opening of the mouth", to heretics? i.e. an occasion to them of speaking, objecting to us, and of reproving and convincing us with respect to a plurality of persons in the Deity: and a little after they say,

"wherever you פתחון פה, "an opening of the mouth to heretics", you will find an answer by its side, or along with it.''

Now the apostle desired he might have something to say, to object to, and to reprove and convince the unbelieving Jews that he might do this with boldness, with all faithfulness with Courage, and intrepidity, and with freedom of speech; or "openly" and "publicly", as the Syriac version renders it:

to make known, the mystery of the Gospel; or the mysterious doctrines of it, such as the doctrines of a trinity of persons, of the union of the two natures in Christ, justification by his righteousness, regeneration by his Spirit and grace, the saints' union to Christ, and communion with him, the resurrection of the dead, c. which are called mysteries, because they were hid until revealed and though revealed, the "modus" and "ratio" of them are not to be accounted for. Now the apostle's work was to make known these mysteries, to prove the truth of them from the word of God, and to defend them against the opposers of them; and that he might be able to do this he entreats the prayers of the saints.

w Bereshit Rabba, sect. 8. fol. 7. 1. & Vajikra Rabba, sect. 21. fol. 163. 1. Megillat Esther, fol. 94. 1, 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And for me - Paul was then a prisoner at Rome. He specially needed the prayers of Christians:

(1) That he might be sustained in his afflictions; and,

(2) That he might be able to manifest the spirit which he ought, and to do good as he had opportunity. Learn hence that we should pray for the prisoner, the captive, the man in chains, the slave. There are in this land (the United States) about ten thousand prisoners - husbands, fathers, sons, brothers; or wives, mothers, daughters. True, they are the children of “crime,” but they are also the children of sorrow; and in either case or both they need our prayers. There are in this land not far from three million of slaves - and they need our prayers. They are children of misfortune and of many wrongs; they are sunk in ignorance and want and we; they are subjected to trials, and exposed to temptations to the lowest vices. But many of them, we trust, love the Redeemer; and whether they do or do not, they need an interest in the prayers of Christians.

That utterance may be given unto me - Paul, though a prisoner, was permitted to preach the gospel; see the notes, Acts 28:30-31.

That I may open my mouth boldly - He was in Rome. He was almost alone. He was surrounded by multitudes of the wicked. He was exposed to death. Yet he desired to speak boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and to invite sinners to repentance. A Christians in chains, and surrounded by the wicked, may speak boldly, and “may” have hope of success - for Paul was not an unsuccessful preacher even when a captive at Rome; see the notes on Philippians 4:22.

The mystery of the gospel - notes, Ephesians 1:9.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. And for me, that utterance may be given unto me — ινα μοι δοθειη λογος. Kypke has proved by many examples that λογον διδοναι signifies permission and power to defend one's self in a court of justice; and this sense of the phrase is perfectly applicable to the case of St. Paul, who was an ambassador in bonds, (Ephesians 6:20,) and expected to be called to a public hearing, in which he was not only to defend himself, but to prove the truth and excellency of the Christian religion. And we learn, from Philippians 1:12-14, that he had his desire in this respect; for the things which happened to him fell out to the furtherance of the Gospel, so that his bonds in Christ were manifest in all the palace, and in all other places. Thus God had enabled him to make a most noble defence, by which the Gospel acquired great credit.

The mystery of the Gospel — The whole doctrine of Christ, not fully revealed previously to that time.