A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Hodge, Charles, 1797–1878 • SECTION 142

SECTION I.—Vs. 1-13.

← Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians

For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of

he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few

. words ; whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowl- . edge in the mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not

made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto

. his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles

should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of

. his promise in Christ by the gospel: whereof I was made a

minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto

- me by the effectual working of his power. 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;

. 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: to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be

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