Ephesians 3:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you gentiles,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ FOR THIS reason [because I preached that you are thus built up together], I, Paul, [am] the prisoner of Jesus the Christ for the sake and on behalf of you Gentiles–

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,—

Common English Bible

¹ This is why I, Paul, am a prisoner of Christ for you Gentiles.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:1 Cross References

Colossians 1:24

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.

Ephesians 4:1

I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

2 Timothy 1:8

Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, in the power of God,

Ephesians 6:20

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.

Philemon 1:9

yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:7

It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, for all of you are my partners in God’s grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

Philemon 1:1

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To our beloved coworker Philemon,

Acts 23:18

So he took him, brought him to the tribune, and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you; he has something to tell you.”

Luke 21:12

“But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Philemon 1:23

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,

Acts 26:29

Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am—except for these chains.”

2 Timothy 1:16

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;

Colossians 4:18

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

Colossians 4:3

At the same time, pray for us as well, that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison,

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they ministers of Christ? I am talking like a madman—I am a better one: with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you but bold toward you when I am away!—

Acts 21:33

Then the tribune came, arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he inquired who he was and what he had done.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Ephesians 3:13

I pray, therefore, that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.

Galatians 5:11

But my brothers and sisters, why am I still being persecuted if I am still preaching circumcision? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

Galatians 5:2

Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that, if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel;

2 Corinthians 1:6

If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering.

Galatians 5:24

And those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Ephesians 3:8

Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ

Ephesians 3:11

This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,