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Ephesians 3:4
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By reading this you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.
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Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
If you read what I wrote then, you can see that I truly understand the secret about the Christ.
By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
As you read the letter, you will also find out how well I really do understand the mystery about Christ.
and if you read what I have written, you will grasp how I understand this secret plan concerning the Messiah.
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And if you read what I wrote, you can see that I understand the secret truth about Christ.
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So that when you read it you can understand my knowledge of the mystery of Christ,
and if you will read what I have written, you can learn about my understanding of the secret of Christ.)
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By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;
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so that while you read you are able to understand my knowledge of the mystery of the Meshiha,
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whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
whereby, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
By reading which ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ:
By means of that explanation, as you read it, you can judge of my insight into the truth of Christ
as ye moun rede, and vndurstonde my prudence in the mysterie of Crist.
whereby, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
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by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
When you read this, you will understand how I know about the things that are not easy to understand about Christ.
a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
Respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my discernment in the sacred secret of the Christ, -
As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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in regard to which ye are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,
wherby whan ye rede it, ye maye perceaue myne vnderstondynge in ye mystery of Christ,
by the reading whereof you may perceive how far I am let into the secret of Christ.
As you read over what I have written to you, you'll be able to see for yourselves into the mystery of Christ. None of our ancestors understood this. Only in our time has it been made clear by God's Spirit through his holy apostles and prophets of this new order. The mystery is that people who have never heard of God and those who have heard of him all their lives (what I've been calling outsiders and insiders) stand on the same ground before God. They get the same offer, same help, same promises in Christ Jesus. The Message is accessible and welcoming to everyone, across the board.
If you'll go back and read what I said, you'll understand God's crazy plan and how it hinged on Christ.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ye may: Matthew 13:11, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 2 Corinthians 11:6
the mystery: Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 5:32, Ephesians 6:19, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, Luke 8:10, 1 Corinthians 4:1, Colossians 2:2, Colossians 4:3, 1 Timothy 3:9, 1 Timothy 3:16
Reciprocal: Matthew 13:52 - which Romans 11:25 - this Romans 12:3 - I say 1 Corinthians 2:16 - But 1 Corinthians 14:6 - knowledge 2 Corinthians 6:6 - knowledge
Cross-References
So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."
When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, "I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit." This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.
Therefore this is what the Lord says, "You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!"'" So Elijah went on his way.
They replied, "A man came up to meet us. He told us, "Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: "You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die."'"
Elijah said to the king, "This is what the Lord says, ‘You sent messengers to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. You must think there is no God in Israel from whom you can seek an oracle! Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.'"
Elisha said to him, "Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover,' but the Lord has revealed to me that he will surely die."
He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."
so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whereby when ye read,.... The above chapters, and seriously consider what is contained in them:
ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ of his person, office, and grace; and which knowledge was very large indeed.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whereby, when ye read - By the bare reading of which you may understand the view which I entertain of the plan of salvation, and the knowledge which I have of God’s method of saving people, particularly of his intention in regard to the salvation of the Gentiles.
In the mystery of Christ - This does not refer to anything “mysterious” in the person of Christ; or the union of the divine and human nature in him; or to anything difficult of apprehension in the work of the atonement. It means the hitherto concealed doctrine that through the Messiah, the Gentiles were to be received to the same privileges as the Jews, and that the plan of salvation was to be made equally free for all. This great truth had been hitherto concealed, or but partially understood, and Paul says that he was appointed to make it known to the world. His “knowledge” on the subject, he says, could be understood by what he had said, and from that they could judge whether he was qualified to state and defend the doctrines of the gospel. Paul evidently supposed that the knowledge which he had on that subject was of eminent value; that it was possessed by few; that it was important to understand it. Hence he dwells upon it. He speaks of the glory of that truth. He traces it back to the counsels of God. He shows that it entered into his eternal plans; and he evidently felt that the truth which he had communicated in the former part of this Epistle, was among the most important that could come before the mind.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ephesians 3:4. Whereby, when ye read — When ye refer back to them.
Ye may understand my knowledge — Ye may see what God has given me to know concerning what has been hitherto a mystery-the calling of the Gentiles, and the breaking down the middle wall between them and the Jews, so as to make both one spiritual body, and on the same conditions.