Ephesians 3:1

God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

Ephesians 3:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
ESV
1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
NLT
1 When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . .
MSG
1 This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called.
CSB
1 For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-

Ephesians 3:1 In-Context

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Acts 23:18; Ephesians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:8; Phm 1,9
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