Ephesians 3:6

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What does Ephesians 3:6 mean?

Ephesians 3:6 in the original Greek

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Cross references for Ephesians 3:6

• Galatians 3:26-29

  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

• Galatians 3:14

  That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

• Romans 8:15-17

  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

• 1 John 1:3

  That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

• 1 John 2:25

  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

• 1 Corinthians 12:27

  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

• Galatians 4:5-7

  To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

• Colossians 2:19

  And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

• Ephesians 2:13-22

  But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: …

• Ephesians 5:30

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• Ephesians 4:15-16

  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

• Romans 12:4-5

  For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

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Context

• Ephesians 3:5

  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;

• Ephesians 3:6

  That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

• Ephesians 3:7

  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.

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