Ephesians 3:1

Ephesians 3:1

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

a. NLT: When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles,

b. NIV: For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

c. YLT: For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: For this reason [because I preached that you are thus built up together], I, Paul, [am] the prisoner of Jesus the Christ for the sake and on behalf of you Gentiles—

e. Worrell Translation: For this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you gentiles,

f. Wuest Translation: On this account I, Paul, the prisoner of the Messiah Jeus, on behalf of you, the Gentiles,

g. Peshitta Eastern Text: For this cause I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles.

1. “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,”

a. For this [Strong: 5127 toutou too'-too genitive case singular masculine or neuter of 3778; of (from or concerning) this (person or thing):--here(-by), him, it, + such manner of, that, thence(-forth), thereabout, this, thus.]

b. cause [Strong: 5484 charin khar'-in accusative case of 5485 as preposition; through favor of, i.e. on account of:--be-(for) cause of, for sake of, +...fore, X reproachfully.]

c. I [Strong: 1473 ego eg-o' a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me.]

d. Paul [Strong: 3972 Paulos pow'-los of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.]

e. the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

f. prisoner [Strong: 1198 desmios des'-mee-os from 1199; a captive (as bound):--in bonds, prisoner.]

g. of Jesus [Strong: 2424 Iesous ee-ay-sooce' of Hebrew origin (3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.]

h. Christ [Strong: 5547 Christos khris-tos' from 5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.]

i. for [Strong: 5228 huper hoop-er' a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.]

j. you [Stong: 5216 humon hoo-mone' genitive case of 5210; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).]

k. Gentiles [Strong: 1484 ethnos eth'-nos probably from 1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan):--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.]