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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:8

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Ver. 8. Less than the least ] Great Paul is least of saints, last of apostles, greatest of sinners. The best balsams sink to the bottom, the goodliest buildings have lowest foundations; the heaviest ears of grain hang downward; so do the boughs of trees that are best laden. a Ignatius in his epistles saith, I salute you who am ultimus, the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 3:9

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Ver. 9. And to make all men see ] Gr. to illighten them, far more than the preaching of the prophets could,2 Peter 1:19; 2 Peter 1:19 . To us now is a great light sprung up,Matthew 4:16; Matthew 4:16 . The fellowship ] οικονομια . Or (as some copies have it) the dispensation. Who created all things ] i.e. Restored, repaired.... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 3:8

who am: Proverbs 30:2, Proverbs 30:3, Romans 12:10, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Philippians 2:3, 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6 is this: 1 Chronicles 17:16, 1 Chronicles 29:14, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Acts 5:41, Romans 15:15-Esther : I: Ephesians 3:2, Galatians 1:16, Galatians 2:8, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11 unsearchable: Ephesians 3:16, Ephesians 3:19, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:8, Ephesians 2:7, Psalms 31:19, John 1:16, Romans 11:33, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 2:9,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 3:9

to: Matthew 10:27, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Luke 24:47, Romans 16:26, Colossians 1:23, 2 Timothy 4:17, Revelation 14:6 fellowship: Ephesians 3:3-Deuteronomy :, Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 1:10, 1 Timothy 3:16 beginning: Ephesians 1:4, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Acts 15:18, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2, 1 Peter 1:20, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8 hid: Colossians 1:26, Colossians 3:3 created: Psalms 33:6, Isaiah 44:24, John... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 3:8

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given — Here are the noblest strains of eloquence to paint the exceeding low opinion the apostle had of himself, and the fulness of unfathomable blessings which are treasured up in Christ. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 3:9

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:What is the fellowship of the mystery — What those mysterious blessings are whereof all believers jointly partake. Which was, in a great measure, hidden from eternity by God, who, to make way for the free exercise of his love, created all things - This is the foundation of all his dispensations. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 3:8

8. The apostle feels the overwhelming pressure of this sublime mystery resting upon his being. Like one surveying the vastness of universal space, as unfolded in astronomy, he feels what a mere speck he is. The present verse is indeed a contrast between his own littleness and the greatness of Christ’s bounty to men, which he is called to dispense. Less than the least An ingenious expression of the translators to give the force of the apostle’s Greek. The Greek word is a superlative ... read more