Read Ephesians 3.1-21. In 3/1-21: Paul's imprisonment and ministry. In verse 1: prayer (vv.1, 14-21) is interrupted by vv. 2-13 (see Col 1.23-27) clarifying Paul's work on behalf gentiles. On Paul as prisoner, see 2 Cor6.5; 11.21; Philem 19; Phil 1.13-14. In verse 2: Commission, a management or stewardship position. In verse 3: As I wrote above, uncertain, but possibly the mission to the gentiles (2.11-12) or Christ's revelation (1.9-10). In verse 10: The church manifests the wisdom of God's plan of reconciliation. In verses 14-21: The prayer resumes in a single sentence (vv. 14-19) and closes with a doxology (vv. 20-21). In verse 14: A play on father (patera") and family ("patria"). In verse 16-19: The goal is the fulness of God by way of the love of Christ. In verse 20-21: The doxology recalls the emphasis on power and abundance (1.19-20; 2.7). Comments or Questions..
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