Ephesians 3:3

Easy To Read Version

God let me know his secret plan. He showed it to me. I have already written a little about this.

Cross References

Acts 22:17

“Later, I came back to Jerusalem. I was praying in the temple {\cf2\super [441]} yard, and I saw a vision. {\cf2\super [442]}

Acts 22:21

But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”

Acts 23:9

All these Jews began shouting louder and louder. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man! Maybe an angel or a spirit really did speak to him!”

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.

Romans 16:25

Glory to God. God is the One who can make you strong in faith. God can use the Good News {\cf2\super [163]} that I teach to make you strong. That is the Good News about Jesus Christ that I tell people. That Good News is the secret truth that God has made known. That secret truth was hidden since the beginning.

2 Corinthians 12:1

I must continue to boast. It won’t help, but I will talk now about visions {\cf2\super [41]} and revelations {\cf2\super [42]} from the Lord.

Galatians 1:12

I did not get my message from any other human. The Good News is not something I learned from other people. Jesus Christ himself gave it to me. He showed me the Good News that I should tell people.

Ephesians 1:17

I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ—to the glorious Father. I pray that he will give you the Spirit that will show you things about God and help you understand them. Then you will really know God.

Ephesians 3:4

And if you read these things I wrote, then you can see that I truly understand the secret truth about the Christ.

Ephesians 3:6

This is that secret truth: that the non-Jews will get the things God has for his people, the same as the Jews. The non-Jews are together with the Jews in the same body. And they share together in the promise that God made in Christ Jesus. The non-Jews have all these things because of the Good News. {\cf2\super [23]}

Ephesians 3:9

And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for God’s secret truth. That secret truth has been hidden in God since the beginning of time. God is the One who created everything.

Ephesians 6:19

Also pray for me. Pray that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret truth about the Good News {\cf2\super [48]} without fear.

Colossians 2:2

I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love. I want them to have the full confidence that comes from understanding. I mean I want them to know fully the secret truth that God has made known. That truth is Christ himself.

Colossians 4:3

Also pray for us. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his message. {\cf2\super [20]} I am in prison for doing this. But pray that we can continue to tell people the secret truth that God has made known about Christ.

Hebrews 13:22

My brothers and sisters, I beg you to listen patiently to these things I have said. I said these things to strengthen you. And this letter is not very long.

1 Peter 5:12

Silas will bring this letter to you. I know that he is a faithful brother \{in Christ\}. I wrote this short letter to encourage you. I wanted to tell you that this is the true grace (kindness) of God. Stand strong in that grace.

2 Peter 3:15

Remember that we are saved because our Lord is patient. Our dear brother Paul told you that same thing when he wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.