Ephesians 3:4

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Whereby	ὃ ho	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
when	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
read	ἀναγινώσκοντες anaginōskontes	G314	to know again · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
may	δύνασθε dunasthe	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
understand	νοῆσαι noēsai	G3539	to exercise the mind (observe) · verb — aorist active infinitive
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
knowledge	σύνεσίν sunesin	G4907	a mental putting together · noun — accusative singular feminine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
mystery	μυστηρίῳ mustēriō	G3466	a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence impo… · noun — dative singular neuter
Christ	Χριστοῦ, Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 11:6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
Colossians 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Corinthians 2:6-7 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought…
Colossians 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknow…
1 Timothy 3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached…
Luke 2:10-11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1-13

Here we have the account which Paul gives the Ephesians concerning himself, as he was appointed by God the apostle of the Gentiles. I. We may observe that he acquaints them with the tribulations and sufferings which he endured in the discharge of that office, Eph 3:1. The first clause refers to the preceding chapter, and may be understood either of these two ways: - 1. "For this cause, - for having preached the doctrine contained in the foregoing chapter, and for asserting that the great privileges of the gospel belong not only to the Jews, but to believing Gentiles also, though they are not circumcised, - for this I am now a prisoner, but a prisoner of Jesus Christ, as I suffer in his cause…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 3:4

understand my knowledge--"perceive my understanding" [ALFORD], or "intelligence." "When ye read," implies that, deep as are the mysteries of this Epistle, the way for all to understand them is to read it (Ti2 3:15-16). 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).

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 3:4

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.

John Gill on Ephesians 3:4

Whereby when ye read,.... The above chapters, and seriously consider what is contained in them: ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ of his person, office, and grace; and which knowledge was very large indeed.

John Calvin on Ephesians 3:1-6

The Church Fathers

Amazing! So then he wrote not the whole, nor so much as he should have written. But here the nature of the subject prevented it. Elsewhere, as in the case of the Hebrews and the Corinthians, the incapacity of the hearers. "Whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive," saith he, "my understanding in the mystery of Christ," i.e., how I knew, how I understood either such things as God hath spoken, or else, that Christ sitteth at the right hand of God; and then too the dignity, in that God "hath not dealt so with any nation." And then to explain what nation this is with whom God hath thus dealt, he adds.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Ephesians 6

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Dictionary and topics

Gentiles · CONVERSION OF — CONVERSION OF
Gospel · .MYSTERY OF CHRIST — .MYSTERY OF CHRIST
Mysteries · OF RE — OF RE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 3:4

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 3:4

John Gill on Ephesians 3:4

John Calvin on Ephesians 3:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 3:4

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 3:4

John Gill on Ephesians 3:4

John Calvin on Ephesians 3:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ephesians 3:3