“At my tribulations”: “I beg you not to be disheartened at the sufferings” (TCNT). Ephesians 3:13 He desireth his Ephesian converts not to be. 1. I desire that ye faint not - In those primitive times, when there was much persecution, people were in continual danger of falling away from the faith who were not well grounded in it. Ephesians 3:13. BibliographyWesley, John. In the other: ‘Not fainting is an honor to you.' he supposes, were aware. The best seems to be that here in Ephesians 3:13 the word “glory” is being used with the meaning of “honor, reputation” (cp. (So always in the true reading, never ἐκκακεῖν.) The mystery of the Gospel revealed (Ephesians 3:1-13) 1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/ephesians-3.html. It seems unlike Paul to insert such a prayer for himself here; he rejoiced in suffering (Colossians 1:24) and gloried in infirmity (2 Corinthians 11:30), and was speaking of high privilege, little likely to imply faint-heartedness in himself. When sorrow came to them they called it tribulatio, the separation of the chaff that was in them from the wheat. BibliographyAlford, Henry. 129-130). (See this idea more fully worked out in Philippians 1:12-29.) Thursday (Ephesians 3:13) 3:13 For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. the subject of the verb ἐκκακεῖν, there is less room to doubt. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". Now, go back and read the last three paragraphs and substitute your name where I mentioned pastor and substitute pastor where I indicated the congregation. αἰτοῦμαι. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/ephesians-3.html. They had been “dead in transgressions and sins,” (2:1), but God in his mercy “made (them) alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (2:5-6). Paul was called as a minister to the Gentiles, though he preached to anyone who would listen. a rich outpouring of intercession for them, which terminates in an enthusiastic doxology (Ephesians 3:20 f.). It is thus with many of the deepest and grandest emotions of the human soul. John Piper Oct 19, 2010 19 Shares Article. In this first age of fulfillment, the spiritual messianic salvation is already present in the gospel. And, first, as to the accusative, which must be supplied before the infinitive, some prefer ἐμέ and others ὑμᾶς. His ministry was for them and for their glory, so they should view his tribulations as part of God"s good will for him and for them (cf. Ephesians 3:1-6 Missionary to The Gentiles. Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14 View Bible Text . 31: ἔχει … ὀγδόηκοντα μὲν μνᾶς, ἢν ἔλαβε προῖκα τῆς μητρός; and see, in general, Winer, p. 150 [E. T. 206]. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". He asks for spiritual blessings, which are the best blessings. They were to be profited by all his sufferings, and they should, therefore, hold fast to a religion which was attended with so many benefits to them - though he should suffer.Which is your glory - Which tends to your honor and welfare. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. I have seen men that feel the people should overlook his flaws while he makes mountains of theirs. We saw this in Ephesians 1:9-12: “He made … https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/ephesians-3.html. Ephesians: 7-Day Reading Plan By Doxa Deo. Ephesians 3:20; Ephesians 3:12. This may be referred either to the immediately Ephesians 3:13, That you faint not, &c., or, rather, the apostle is here resuming what he began at the Ephesians 3:1, from which he digressed in those which are interposed. BibliographyHodge, Charles. 1 Peter 4:14. They come to him as they did before he was brought to Christ. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cgt/ephesians-3.html. Is Paul praying starting in verse 16? BibliographyCalvin, John. We are reminded here that the souls of Gentiles have great worth (Matthew 16:26). Ephesians 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/ephesians-3.html. The infinitive referring to the same person as the finite verb I ask. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". He didn’t want them to become discouraged on account of his trials, because they would result in the Ephesians’ ultimate glory. This equality and this body were not revealed in the Old Testament. This was especially true since more Gentiles were being given an opportunity to learn of God"s great plan. Unless some great purpose was being accomplished the Master would not allow his servant to suffer such pain. Apr 2, 2020. New Testament scholar Clinton Arnold uses the historical, theological, and literary elements of Paul's letters to guide his interpretation of this early Christian pastoral text in https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/ephesians-3.html. Ephesians 3:13-15 King James Version (KJV) 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. “Indeed, Paul was defending their full and unhindered access to blessings in Christ for which every Gentile should be grateful!” (Spiritual Sword Lectureship p. 69). 1. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. BibliographyHampton, Gary. American Tract Society. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Cf. 13.] “I ask”: Paul could not keep Christians from fainting or giving up, rather all he can do is exhort them with great objective truths. Colossians 1:24. But the more obvious idea would have been to comfort the Ephesians by the declaration that St. Paul’s tribulations were to himself a cause, not of pain, but of joy and glory—as is, in fact, done in Colossians 1:24, and in the celebrated passage, 2 Corinthians 11:23-31. 1974. ((314) (315) (316) (317)1, etc.). BibliographyDerickson, Stanley. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: EPHESIANS 3:1-13 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; 3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. If instead (like Paul) we keep before us the vision of God"s new society as His family, His dwelling place, and His instrument in the world, then we shall constantly be seeking to make our church"s worship more authentic, its fellowship more caring and its outreach more compassionate. Rather than one grand age of fulfillment under the messianic reign, the prophetic fulfillment has been divided into two ages related to the two comings of Christ. of NT Greek, p. 281; Donald., Gr. Paul’s readers knew about the trouble Paul was going through, particularly his imprisonment, and it would have been easy for them to become discouraged by such news, even fearful. He wanted none of that. Dig Into Ephesians with Todd Wagner. All rights reserved. Therefore his Ephesian readers should not view his present imprisonment as a tragedy but simply as part of his ministry. Comp. 1879-90. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". Here, Paul says he has suffered imprisonment for their sakes. The desire here seems to be a strong desire as in crave, beg or require. What may surprise us in this passage is that the author stops to thank God for the foresight and grace to plan this messy human diversity. 2013. As an opera has an overture, setting the tone for all the melodies that will follow, so Ephesians 1:3-14 sets the tone for the rest of Ephesians. They thought that they would be the only ones in heaven. The author writes as a Jew … Continue reading "Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14" "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". Object infinitive with μη — mē after αιτουμαι — aitoumai The infinitive (present active) ενκακειν — enkakein is a late and rare word (see already Luke 18:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:16; Galatians 6:9) and means to behave badly in, to give in to evil (εν κακος — enδοχα υμων — kakos). in the tribulations which I endure for your sake (namely, as apostle of the Gentiles). God had entrusted Paul with the mystery of the church and had given him a ministry of evangelizing the Gentiles. Ephesians 2 Ephesians 4 Ephesians 3:13-21 New International Version (NIV) 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. For ἐν, cf. Further, ἥτις ἐστὶ δόξα ὑμῶν manifestly contains a motive for the readers, to fulfil that which Paul entreats. This gospel is broadly spoken of as the mystery, or the mystery of Christ, or the mystery of the gospel. The written form was ἐγκακεῖν, and that form appears here in most of the best MSS. (Ephesians 3:13.) Wherefore I desire that ye faint not - The connection here is this. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/ephesians-3.html. For what reason? "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". . (Luke 23:23; Acts 3:14), and sometimes, as here, by the simple inf. 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 10:2) conveys only the idea of a request to the readers (it is otherwise at Colossians 1:9; James 1:6). "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". John Trapp Complete Commentary. John Piper Oct 24, 2004 75 Shares Message. Because the great trust of the Apostleship among the Gentiles is what he has declared it to be for himself and for them, he puts this request before them. To this conception the explanation on account of (Erasmus, Beza, Piscator, Estius, and others) is also to be referred, ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν is rightly attached, without repetition of the article, to ταῖς θλίψ. ÷EPHESIANS 3:1-13. I have seen a real "US" versus "THEM" mentality between pastors and their congregations. He was willing to do all for them, thus their worth in Paul"s mind must have been great. BibliographyPett, Peter. Soph. Commentary on Ephesians 1:9-14 (Read Ephesians 1:9-14) Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. He started to explain that his imprisonment was for the sake of this gospel which he reminded them was specially and uniquely revealed from God to the Church - through Paul himself. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". 13. 1:3 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, # (Eph. (ii., 92) and Ionic Greek generally (Kühner, Gr. Both views have able supporters, but the former has been rightly adopted by the majority of commentators. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". Biblical Commentary Ephesians 3:1-12. Ephesians 3:13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory (NASB: Lockman). Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians. Paul issued an entreaty not to become discouraged as if God is not in control. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering u for you, v which is your glory. The prayer must be regarded as immediately following that section, and its architectural terms and allusions will thus be more clearly understood. Ephesians 3:7-13 Mystery of God’s Grace. Home >> Bible Studies >> Ephesians Studies >> Ephesians 3:1-13 These small group studies of Ephesians contain outlines, cross-references, Bible study discussion questions, and applications. BibliographyMeyer, Heinrich. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: In chapter 2, Paul talked about the Gentile Christians in Ephesus. This is preferable to referring it merely to the subordinate thought in Ephesians 3:12. (2.) The early Christians, seeing that God intended sorrow as a holy discipline, gave to the word a high and spiritual import, which was, to its original meaning, as the soul of man is to his body. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". Comp. This article contains an excellent explanation of the mystery from the dispensational viewpoint as well as refutation of the amillennial, covenant premillennial, and ultradispensational views.]. "Glory" is the word normally translated glory, and is the Greek word "doxa" from which we gain doxology. March 19, 2006. The danger of the weakness was greater for them than for him. “Paul"s readers might have lost heart. 6 Or "the believers in Christ Jesus." “If Paul is willing to endure everything for his work"s sake, that work must be great and valuable indeed; if God permitted Paul to endure so much as the consequence of his work, this showed God"s own estimate of his work” (Lenski p. 488). BibliographyNicol, W. Robertson, M.A., L.L.D. The relative ἥτις in the next clause, admits of a twofold reference. It was natural that they should be distressed at his sufferings, for all his privations were endured on their account. ἥτις may be referred either to the ΄ὴ ἐκκακεῖν (Theodoret, Zanchius, Harless, Olshausen, Schenkel) or to ταῖς θλίψεσί ΄ου ὑπὲρ ὑ΄ῶν (so usually). Wherefore I desire that ye faint not - The connection here is this. It is far more in keeping with the whole tone of the passage, that Paul should refer to their fainting than to his own. II. The ἐν denotes the subsisting relation, in which their courage is not to give way. Ephesians 3:14-21 Prayer For God’s Power And Love. The fact of human difference may no longer surprise us. College Press, Joplin, MO. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; Whether the object of the verb be "God" or "you," it is hard to decide; as it would be alike appropriate and agreeable to usage to say, ‘I pray God,' or, ‘I pray you,' i.e. (Win.-Moult., p. 206; Buttm., Gram. This surely is not necessary, in the presence of such expressions as τοῖς κυρίοις κατὰ σάρκα, ch. They might be disgusted at a cause that so poorly sustained its champion. 2 Corinthians 5:20; Hebrews 13:19). Ephesians 3:1–13 explains Paul's ministry in the context of God's revealed mystery. It came as a surprise to the Jews. The idea in the verb ἐγκακεῖν is that of losing courage, becoming faint of heart. The author writes as a Jew to a largely Gentile audience with the … In other words, the fact that Paul would suffer for others was actually an honor to them, showing their worth in a similar way that Christ’s suffering for us is a reflection of our worth. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. desiring God].— μὴ ἐκκακεῖν, not to faint) that I may not prove wanting [that there be no defect on my part], but that I may speak boldly and allure many. God has an eternal purpose and nothing can thwart it. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/scn/ephesians-3.html. The specific spiritual unity of all peoples entailed in this gospel is the content of the mystery of, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Gary Hampton Commentary on Selected Books, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. In opposition to the latter, it may be urged that the supplying of θεόν after αἰτοῦμαι, demanded in connection therewith, is in no wise indicated by the context, which rather in the bare αἰτοῦμαι, (comp. Now, that is a statement that is going to need some explaining. The word rendered “faint” - ἐκκακέω egkakeō- means literally, to turn out “a coward,” or to lose one‘s courage; then to be fainthearted, etc. Robinson conjectures that ὑμᾶς has dropped out after αἰτοῦμαι, but cf. Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. The distinction between the definite or objective rel. Such being the occasion and the effect of my sufferings. In other words (like Paul again), we shall be ready to pray, to work and if necessary to suffer in order to turn the vision into a reality” (Stott pp. Knowing God’s Heart. 482, 483, and Ell., in loc.). DD. 1 Corinthians 3:17; Philippians 1:28. Some suggest that God loved them so much that he gave His Son for them as well as allowed Paul to suffer on their behalf. Verse 13 concludes the sentence that began at verse two. So, asking absolutely, Colossians 1:9 [“We do not cease desiring ( αἰτούμενοι) for you:” viz. Win.-Moult., pp. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/ephesians-3.html. 3. Greek: dio aitoumai me egkakein en tai s thlipsesin mou huper humon etis estin doxa humon. 2014. faint not = not (Greek. In this first age of fulfillment, the spiritual messianic salvation is already present in the gospel. This connection with the closing paragraph of the former chapter, we take as affording the key to the correct exegesis of the following supplication. Διὸ. Pilkington.). Paul revisited the magnificence of God, the plan for Christ to create a Church of all believers, that the fruits of grace are to be shared, that discouragement due to suffering may be evidence of doubts about God’s sovereignty, that faithfulness in suffering may be strong evidence of true salvation, and that we n… 2 Corinthians 5:20; Hebrews 13:19. μὴ ἐνκακεῖν., 2 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 4:1; Galatians 6:9; Luke 18:1. Used by permission of Broadman Press (Southern Baptist Sunday School Board). What may surprise us in this passage is that the author stops to thank God for the foresight and grace to plan this messy human diversity. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself out of it? me) to be cast down. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hdg/ephesians-3.html. Hendriksen argues that since the definite article is not repeated before the second word ("faithful"), the first and the … 4:13; Col. 1:11 to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in # Rom. The clause, therefore, gives the readers a reason or motive for not yielding to faintness of heart. Updated: Thu, 01/25/2018 - 11:11 By admin. Prayer for Spiritual Strength. “What am I, a wordy preacher,” said Luther, when he received the news of his death, “in comparison with this great doer of the Word?” (J. H. M. D’Aubigne, D. D.), It is related that in Germany there stood two vast towers, far apart, on the extremes of a castle; and that the old baron to whom this castle belonged stretched huge wires across from one to the other, thus constructing an AEolian harp. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The recipients of this letter were mostly Gentile Christians. .," p31. The fact of human difference may no longer surprise us. Making Known the Manifold Wisdom of God Through Prison and Prayer. Ephesians 3:1-13 [3:1]For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- [2]assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, [3]how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. Ephesians Greeting. ὅς and the indefinite, generic, or qualitative rel. One commentary mentions the word "despirited" as an option for "faint" which really gives the thought of the word. This gospel is broadly spoken of as the mystery, or the mystery of Christ, or the mystery of the gospel. Either a cause for them to glory, or will result in glory for them, or both. The soft and balmy zephyrs that fan the brows of ease and cheer the hours of prosperity and repose give no token of the inward strength and blessing which the tempest’s wrath discloses. "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jab/ephesians-3.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/ephesians-3.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/ephesians-3.html. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The apostle now resumes the thought broken off in Ephesians 3:1, and we are carried back at once to the magnificent imagery of a spiritual temple in the concluding section of the second chapter. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". Ephesians 3:14-15. We must be ready to suffer in the afflictions of the gospel with the ministers thereof. Ephesians 4:7-16 Gifts From The Risen Messiah. 1832. Paul does not want them to be deterred in any way by his tribulations. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/ephesians-3.html. c. Ver. Which is your glory; either he means, that their not fainting, or not falling away from Christ, by reason of his sufferings, was their glory; or rather, that his sufferings were their glory, in that he did by them seal the truth of the doctrine he had preached, being still ready to suffer for what he delivered to them. BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "Ephesians 3:13". For you - in your behalf. Chapter 3. This calling includes proclaiming the fact that all people, Jew and Gentile, can now be part of the same spiritual family. Being the subjects of such a redemption and having this liberty of access to God, believers ought not to be discouraged by all the apparently adverse circumstances attending the propagation of the Gospel. "The mystery of Ephesians 3is the equality of Jews and Gentiles in the body of Christ. ὅστις (cf. The greater the office of the sufferer, the more did the afflictions which he was content to endure for them redound to their honour; and the better this was understood by them, the less should they give way to weakness and discouragement. Comp. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/ephesians-3.html. That ye faint not (μη ενκακειν — mē enkakein). Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". Read Introduction to Ephesians 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, . All other rights reserved. BibliographyClarke, Adam. To whom he prays--to God, as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of which see Ephesians 1:3. Lachmann and Tischendorf, after A, B, D1, E, prefer ἐγκακεῖν to the common reading ἐκκακεῖν, which has in its favour C, D3, F, G, I, K. It is doubtful, indeed, whether there be such a word. 3. Philippians 1:17. Amen." “To faint” (as in 2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Galatians 6:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:13) is “to play the coward,” as “thinking it (see 1 Peter 4:12-13) a strange thing” that trouble should fall on him or them. "Stanley Derickson - Notes on Selected Books". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/ephesians-3.html. He first makes the heart plastic in the fires of tribulation, and then, as with a royal signet, imprints upon it the image of His Son. Bengel compares ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι, 1 Corinthians 4:10 : and this certainly seems against Stier’s notion that δόξα ὑμῶν means ‘your glorification,’ ‘the glory of God in you’). Here, however, instead of so doing, St. Paul pursues the same line of thought as in 1 Corinthians 4:10—there half ironically, here seriously—that, while the suffering falls on himself, the glory passes to the Church, for which he suffers, and in which he is content to sink himself. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". His mission to preach the mystery of Christ. A Prayer for the Ephesians But even more startling is that God considers true Christians to be part of the God Family already! And yet when Jesus died on the cross, He didn’t just die for the sins of the Jews, He died for the sins of the entire world. 7. Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephesians 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, [4] Because we are at the center of God’s eternal purpose, we must not lose heart in trials (3:13). 1685. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". and inf. The for this cause of Ephesians 3:14 takes up again and resumes the for this cause of Ephesians 3:1.Someone has spoken of Paul's habit of "going off at a word." It indicated the dignity of their position, the exalted character of their destiny, which was being secured at so great a cost” (Erdman p. 71). on Galatians 4:14. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jec/ephesians-3.html. Or, I beg of God, as one would do an alms, Acts 3:2, humbly, heartily. I would faint at the thought of further driving. Philippians 1:7). 13. —The verse is parenthetical—a reflection suggested by the greatness of the trust and the littleness of the minister dwelt upon in Ephesians 3:8-12, and inserted as a warning to the Ephesians not to be disheartened at the present “tribulation” of his imprisonment, as if it were a failure of his mission. .," p151.]. In ancient Greek (the language Paul originally wrote in), Ephesians 1:3 through 1:14 form one long sentence. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/ephesians-3.html. His tribulations, the evidence of his official dignity and of their unconditioned exemption from ceremonial bondage, were their glory, and therefore they were not to sink into faintness and lassitude, as if by his “chain” they had been affronted and their apostle disgraced. 71-72). Do not be discouraged. Ephesians 3:13. διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσί μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν: wherefore I ask that ye lose not heart in my tribulations in your behalf. Wherefore I desire] αιτουμαι, mendico. As to the form ἐγκακεῖν in Lachmann, Tischendorf, and Rückert, see on 2 Corinthians 4:1. ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσί ΄ου ὑπὲρ ὑ΄.] Surely, there is a love here that approaches that of the dear Saviour himself. Only from τούτου χάριν, Ephesians 3:14, begins an intercession for the readers, that God may strengthen them. 1887. The rel. But he might have cause enough to apprehend that these converts might not all view painful things as he did. "Commentary on Ephesians 3:13". The preposition ‘in’ points to the sphere in which their faint-heartedness might be shown. However, painful imprisonment and distress must argue a great cause; they must signify an enterprise worthy of such a price. The parenthesis ending with Ephesians 3:13, the teaching is continued from Ephesians 3:1, "For this cause", &c. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. p. 853. Comp. "Mark Dunagan Commentaries on the Bible". 1-13. This exegesis proceeds upon an opinion which we have already gainsaid, viz., that Paul offers here a prayer for himself. (20,21) Book Note Matthew Henry Commentary (Consise) ** This epistle was written when St. Paul was a prisoner at Rome. This is an exhortation to the Ephesians, not a prayer to God, for that follows, Ephesians 3:14. BibliographySchaff, Philip. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. 4. Used by Permission. Wherefore, i.e. the glorious things spoken of Ephesians 3:1-12 : and especially his own personal part in them, ἐγὼ π., ἐμοὶ ἐδόθη, ἐγενήθην διάκονος:—since I am the appointed minister of so great a matter) I beseech you (not, beseech God,—which would awkwardly necessitate a new subject before ἐγκακεῖν: see below) not to be dispirited (not, ‘that I may not be dispirited,’ as Syr., Thdrt., Beng., Rück., Harl., Olsh. Now, I am going to meddle here and I am warning pastors right now. Ephesians 3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 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