Ephesians 3:4

“Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

Whereby when ye reade, ye may vnderstand my knowledge in the mysterie of Christ.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
- American Standard Version (1901)

By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;
- Basic English Bible

by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)
- Darby Bible

By which when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
- Webster's Bible

By means of that explanation, as you read it, you can judge of my insight into the truth of Christ
- Weymouth Bible

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
- World English Bible

as ye moun rede, and vndurstonde my prudence in the mysterie of Crist.
- Wycliffe Bible

in regard to which ye are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Ephesians 3:4


3:2 The dispensation of the grace of God given me in your behalf - That is, the commission to dispense the gracious gospel; to you gentiles in particular. This they had heard from his own mouth.

3:3 The mystery - Of salvation by Christ alone, and that both to Jews and gentiles. As I wrote before - Namely, #Eph 1:9|,10; the very words of which passage he here repeats.

3:5 Which in other - In former, ages was not so clearly or fully made known to the sons of men - To any man, no, not to Ezekiel, so often styled, son of man; nor to any of the ancient prophets. Those here spoken of are New Testament prophets.

3:6 That the gentiles are joint - heirs - Of God. And of the same body - Under Christ the head. And joint - partakers of his promise - The communion of the Holy Ghost.


People's Bible Notes for Ephesians 3:4


Eph 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ. When they read what he wrote above (before), and what he writes now, they can perceive his knowledge of this mystery.

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