Ephesians 3:10-4:1

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 3:1-21

God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact that "unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the Church the manifold wisdom of God." In his Corinthian letter the apostle showed that the Word of the Cross is the wisdom of God. Therefore, through the Church is to come the proclamation to the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:1-12

They Are to Remember that They Were Once Excluded From Israel and the Promises But Are Now Made One With the True Israel; They Are Now the People of God (2:11-3:12) Paul here goes on to point out that the ordinances of the Law of Sinai (the whole sacrificial system and all that pertained to it), which were a cause of separation as they were what made Israel distinctive, have now been done away through His cross, which has superseded all offerings and sacrifices, and the result is that all can... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:9-12

‘And to make all men see what is the stewardship of the mystery, which from all ages has been hid in God who created all things, to the intent that now to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the many sided wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.’ ‘To make all men see.’ Paul is desirous that the whole world... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:1-13

Ephesians 3:1-1 Chronicles : . A Digression. Paul the Prisoner and his Relation to the “ Mystery.”— A knowledge of Paul’ s story may be presumed among those who read this letter: they will have heard how he was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming to the Gentiles God’ s dispensation of grace towards them ( Ephesians 3:1 f.); it was by revelation, as aforesaid ( cf. Ephesians 1:17), that the glorious secret of God was made known to him— how fully they can judge for themselves by reading... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 3:10

Principalities and powers in heavenly places; good angels, Colossians 1:16; 1 Peter 3:22. Might be known by the church; not effectually, as a teacher or instructor of angels present in church assemblies; but objectively, as a mirror in which they might behold and contemplate the manifold wisdom of God. The manifold wisdom of God: exceedingly, or many ways, various. The Divine wisdom is in itself one simple thing, but appearing in so great variety of works, it is said to be various. This may be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 3:10-13

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 3:10. To the intent that now … might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God.—The Church as it expands from a “little flock” to a “multitude which no man can number” is to declare the multiform wisdom of God, ever fertile in new modes of operation. “Manifold” represents a word used to describe a floral wreath as consisting of “variegated “flowers.Ephesians 3:12. In whom we have boldness.—Originally meaning as regards speech. In Christ the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:1-13

Ephesians 3:1-13 . The Grace Given to Paul. The enthusiasm with which the Apostle speaks of preaching the Gospel to the heathen is contagious. His words burn on the page, and our hearts take fire as we read them. What was the secret of this exultation in the Gospel and in his commission to make the Gospel known to all mankind? The question is a large one, but considerable light is thrown upon it by the contents of this Epistle. I. Paul had a vivid intellectual interest in the Christian Gospel.... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ephesians 3:10

DISCOURSE: 2103ANGELS MADE WISER BY THE GOSPELEphesians 3:10. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God.CHRISTIANITY is altogether a deep stupendous mystery; such as could never have entered into the mind of man; such as never could have been devised by the highest archangel in heaven. Even subordinate parts of it, such as, the calling of the Gentiles, and the uniting of them in one Church with the Jewish... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ephesians 3:1-21

Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians.For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles ( Ephesians 3:1 ),It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome, but as far as he was concerned, he was a prisoner of Jesus Christ, that is the one he was really bound to. "A prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles." The reason why Paul was persecuted and the reason why Paul was in prison is because he was insisting that the Gentiles could be saved by their... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 3:1-21

Ephesians 3:1 . Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ. He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.” Acts 23:11. My bonds therefore prove that Jesus is the Christ, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. The kings of the earth, who thought to do me harm, are overruled to be my protectors. Ephesians 3:2 . If ye have heard... read more

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