Ephesians 3:4

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Summary

Ephesians 3:4

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

Ye may

The mystery

Bible References

Ye may

He responded: You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for you is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.)

How is it we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who come to nothing (are doomed to destruction)?

If I have the gift of prophesy, and know all secrets and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. We have in every way made this evident to you in all things.

The mystery

He made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure and purpose.

This secret is great! I speak with regard to Christ and of the congregation.

Pray on my behalf, that ability to speak may be given to me, to make known with boldness the secret of the good news.

The angel spoke to them: Do not be afraid. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy to all the people.

He said: You are meant to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. I speak to the rest in illustrations, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.

People should regard us as servants of Christ. God has trusted us with his secrets.

I do this that they may be filled with courage and be united (knit) together in love. I have the full assurance that only true understanding brings. In this way they will accurately know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

Pray also for us that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.

They should maintain the secret of the faith with a clear conscience.