Ephesians 3:4 BSB — MannaFest

Ephesians 3:4

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

BSB

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ASV

whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

KJV

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Whereby, when ye read - When ye refer back to them. Ye may understand my knowledge - Ye may see what God has given me to know concerning what has been hitherto a mystery - the calling of the Gentiles, and the breaking down the middle wall between them and the Jews, so as to make both one spiritual body, and on the same conditions.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here we may observe that the coalition of Jews and Gentiles in the gospel church was a mystery, a great mystery, what was designed in the counsel of God before all worlds, but what could not be fully understood for many ages, till the accomplishment expounded the prophecies of it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

By perceiving his understanding of the mysteries, they, too, will be enabled to understand. the mystery of Christ--The "mystery" is Christ Himself, once hidden, but now revealed (Col 1:27).

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πρὸς	pros	by	G4314 →
ὃ	ho	which	G3739 →
δύνασθε	dunasthe	you are able	G1410 →
ἀναγινώσκοντες	anaginōskontes	reading [it]	G314 →
νοῆσαι	noēsai	to understand	G3539 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
σύνεσίν	sunesin	insight	G4907 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
ἐν	en	into	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
μυστηρίῳ	mustēriō	mystery	G3466 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Χριστοῦ,	Christou	of Christ,	G5547 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 4:1
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
leads to
- 1 Peter 4:10
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- 1 Timothy 3:9
  They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
- Titus 1:7
  As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Through
Colossians 4:3
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:19–20
  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1–2
  Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
Through
Colossians 2:2
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
leads to
- Colossians 1:27
  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- Colossians 4:8
  I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ephesians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ephesians