For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,Ephesians 3:1 Additional Translations
Geneva Study BibleFor {1} this cause I Paul, {a} the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
(1) He maintains his apostleship against the offence of the cross, upon which he also makes an argument to confirm himself, affirming that he was not only appointed an apostle by the mercy of God, but was also appointed particularly to the Gentiles. And this was to call them everywhere to salvation, because God had so determined this from the beginning, although he deferred a great while the manifestation of his counsel.
(a) These words, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, are taken passively, that is to say, I, Paul, am cast into prison for maintaining the glory of Christ.
People's New Testament 3:1 Paul's Office As Apostle to the Gentiles
SUMMARY OF EPHESIANS 3:
The Hidden Mystery Revealed to the Apostle. The Gentiles to Be Fellow-Heirs. Paul's Mission to the Gentiles. The Prayer in Behalf of Gentile Christians. That They May Know the Surpassing Love of Christ.
For this cause. This refers to the glorious work of the cross in making peace and bringing the Gentiles nigh (Eph 2:17).
I, Paul. The verb of which I, Paul, is the subject, is not given until Eph 3:14 is reached. There Paul repeats the first clause of this verse, and then gives the verb. The intervening verses are parenthetic.
The prisoner of Jesus Christ. A prisoner at Rome when this was written, on account of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
For you Gentiles. It was the hatred of the Jews towards him, on account of his apostleship to the Gentiles, which caused his seizure. See Ac 21:33 28:17,20.
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