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4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:
6 that the Gentiles ashould be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,  
7 aof which I became a minister baccording to the gift of the grace of God given to me by cthe effective working of His power.  

Purpose of the Mystery

8 To me, awho am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles bthe unsearchable riches of Christ,  
9 and to make all see what is the1 fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who acreated all things through Jesus Christ;  
10 ato the intent that now bthe manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church cto the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,  
11 aaccording to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,  
12 in whom we have boldness and access awith confidence through faith in Him.  
13 aTherefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, bwhich is your glory.  

Appreciation of the Mystery

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the aFather of our Lord Jesus Christ,  
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Ephesians 3:6

To wit. Not in the Greek. But the infinitive (einai) clause is epexegetical and gives the content of the revelation, a common idiom in the N.T. Ta eqnh is in the accusative of general reference. Paul is fond of compounds with sun and here uses three of them.

Fellow-heirs (sunklhronoma). Late and rare (Philo, inscriptions and papyri). See also Romans 8:17.

Fellow-members of the body (sunswma). First found here and only here save in later ecclesiastical writers. Preuschen argues that it is equivalent to sundoulov in Colossians 1:7 (swma in sense of doulov).

Fellow-partakers (sunmetoxa). Another late and rare word (Josephus). Only here in N.T. In one papyrus in sense of joint possessor of a house.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 3:6:

Acts 9:15
Ephesians 3:1
Hebrews 11:9
1 Peter 3:7

 

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