Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— New Living Translation When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . . English Standard Version For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— Berean Standard Bible For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... Berean Literal Bible For reason of this, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles... King James Bible For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, New King James Version For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— New American Standard Bible For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— NASB 1995 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— NASB 1977 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Legacy Standard Bible For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— Amplified Bible 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— Christian Standard Bible For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— Holman Christian Standard Bible For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— American Standard Version For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,? Contemporary English Version Christ Jesus made me his prisoner, so I could help you Gentiles. English Revised Version For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,-- GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for those of you who are not Jewish. Good News Translation For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, pray to God. International Standard Version For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah Jesus for the sake of you gentiles. Majority Standard Bible For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... NET Bible For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-- New Heart English Bible For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you the non-Jews, Webster's Bible Translation For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, Weymouth New Testament For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- World English Bible For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations, Berean Literal Bible For reason of this, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles... Young's Literal Translation For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations, Smith's Literal Translation For this, I Paul, the imprisoned of Christ Jesus for you the nations, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles; Catholic Public Domain Version By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles. New American Bible Because of this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ [Jesus] for you Gentiles— New Revised Standard Version This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFOR this cause I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this, I Paul am the prisoner of Yeshua The Messiah for the sake of you Gentiles, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles, Godbey New Testament Therefore I Paul, the prisoner of Christ for the sake of you Gentiles, Haweis New Testament FOR this cause am I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, Mace New Testament This it is that makes me Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ upon your account, O Gentiles; Weymouth New Testament For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- Worrell New Testament For this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you gentiles, Worsley New Testament For this cause I Paul am the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Mystery of the Gospel1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... 2Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,… Cross References Acts 22:21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” Colossians 1:24-25 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. / I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, Romans 11:13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry 2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. Galatians 2:7-8 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. / For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. 1 Timothy 2:7 For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything. Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel. 1 Corinthians 9:1-2 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord? / Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Acts 26:16-18 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. / I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’ Isaiah 42:6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, Isaiah 49:6 He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” Treasury of Scripture For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, I. 2 Corinthians 10:1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: Galatians 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. the. Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. Luke 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. for. Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. Colossians 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 1 Thessalonians 2:15,16 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: … Jump to Previous Behalf Cause Christ Gentiles Jesus Nations Paul Prisoner Reason SakeJump to Next Behalf Cause Christ Gentiles Jesus Nations Paul Prisoner Reason SakeEphesians 3 1. The hidden mystery that the Gentiles should be saved was made known to Paul by revelation;8. and to him was that grace given, that he should preach it. 13. He desires them not to be discouraged over his tribulation; 14. and prays that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them. For this reason This phrase connects the current passage to the preceding context, specifically Ephesians 2, where Paul discusses the unity of Jews and Gentiles in Christ. The Greek phrase "τούτου χάριν" (toutou charin) indicates a cause or purpose. Paul is emphasizing the divine purpose behind his ministry and the mystery of the Gospel that he is about to elaborate on. It serves as a reminder that the truths he is about to share are deeply rooted in the theological foundation he has already laid. I, Paul the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles (1) For this cause . . .--After much discussion of the construction of this verse, there seems little doubt that the nominative, "I, Paul," must be carried on beyond the digression upon the mystery of the gospel, and his part in ministering it, which follows. The only question which can well be raised is whether the resumption takes place at Ephesians 3:13, "I desire that ye faint not;" or at Ephesians 3:14, "I bow my knees;" and this seems decided for the latter alternative, both by the emphatic repetition of "for this cause," and by the far greater weight and finality of the latter sentence. The prisoner of Jesus Christ.--The phrase (repeated in Ephesians 4:1; Philemon 1:9; 2Timothy 1:8) is dwelt upon with an emphasis, explained by St. Paul's conviction that "his bonds" tended to "the furtherance of the gospel"--not merely by exciting a sympathy which might open the heart to his words, but even more (see Philippians 1:13-14) by showing the victorious power of God's word and grace--which "is not bound"--to triumph over captivity and the danger of death. The expression itself is notable. When St. Paul calls himself the "prisoner of Jesus Christ," he represents our Lord's own will, as ordaining his captivity for His own transcendent purposes of good, making him an "ambassador in chains" (Ephesians 6:20), and these "the bonds of the gospel." (See Philemon 1:13; and Acts 28:20, "For the hope of Israel I am bound in this chain.") Hence in this passage St. Paul seems to speak of his captivity as a special proof of the reality of his mission, and a new step in its progress; and appeals to it accordingly, just as in the final salutation of the Colossian Epistle, "Remember my bonds." The whole idea is a striking instance of the spiritual alchemy of faith, turning all things to good--not unlike the magnificent passage (in 2Corinthians 11:23-30) of his "glorying in his infirmities." . . . Verses 1-13. - DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Verse 1. - For this cause. The reference is not merely to the last statement or illustration, but to the whole view of the purpose of God toward the Gentiles unfolded in Ephesians it. The apodosis does not come in till ver. 14, at the beginning of which this conjunctive clause is repeated. I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles. He introduces himself in order to make known the feelings which were roused in his soul towards them by the consideration of the privileges just enlarged on - especially to acquaint them with the prayers he offered for them (see vers. 14-19), and apparently with the indirect object of getting them to offer similar prayers for themselves. To justify this introduction of himself, he delicately introduces the fact of his being a prisoner on their behalf. What had brought him to Rome, what had made him appeal to Caesar, was his preaching the gospel to the Gentiles; indeed, the immediate occasion of his arrest at Jerusalem was the suspicion that he had taken Trophimus, an Ephesian, one of themselves, into the temple (Acts 21:29). By this allusion to the condition into which his regard for them had brought him, be conciliates sympathetic consideration of what is to follow.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek For this reason,χάριν (charin) Preposition Strong's 5484: Accusative case of charis as preposition; through favor of, i.e. On account of. I, ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Paul, Παῦλος (Paulos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prisoner δέσμιος (desmios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive. of Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. for the sake of ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Gentiles... ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. Links Ephesians 3:1 NIVEphesians 3:1 NLT Ephesians 3:1 ESV Ephesians 3:1 NASB Ephesians 3:1 KJV Ephesians 3:1 BibleApps.com Ephesians 3:1 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 3:1 Chinese Bible Ephesians 3:1 French Bible Ephesians 3:1 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul am (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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