9And 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:
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Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)Here we have the account which Paul gives the Ephesians concerning himself, as he was appointed by God the apostle of the Gentiles. I. We may observe that he acquaints them with the tribulations and sufferings which he endured in the discharge of that office, Eph. 3:1. The first clause refers to the preceding chapter, and may be understood either of these two ways:—1. “ For this cause ,—for having…
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