George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ephesians 3:7
I am made a minister, &c. i.e. an apostle, to preach this same doctrine of the gospel of Christ. (Witham)
I am made a minister, &c. i.e. an apostle, to preach this same doctrine of the gospel of Christ. (Witham)
Verse 7. _WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER_] διακονος. A _deacon_, a _servant_ acting _under_ and by the _direction_ of the _great_ _Master_, Jesus Christ; from whom, by an especial call and revelation,...
WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER - see the notes at Ephesians 3:2. ACCORDING TO THE GIFT OF THE GRACE OF GOD - It was not by my own seeking or merit; it was a free gift. OF THE GRACE OF GOD - The sentim...
3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN Chapter S 2:11-3:21 _ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_ 2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13) 3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
A DIGRESSION. PAUL THE PRISONER AND HIS RELATION TO THE MYSTERY. A knowledge of Paul's story may be presumed among those who read this letter: they will have heard how he was entrusted with the missio...
PRISON AND PRIVILEGES (Ephesians 3:1-13) To understand the connection of thought in this passage it has to be noted that Ephesians 3:2-13 are one long parenthesis. The for this cause of Ephesians 3:1...
It is for this cause that I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles you must have heard of the share that God gave me in dispensing his grace to you, because God's secret was m...
WHEREOF. of which. A MINISTER. minister (App-190.) i.e. of the good news concerning the "secret". ACCORDING TO. App-104. GIFT. Greek. _dorea._ UNTO. to. BY. Same as "according to", above. EFFECT...
_a minister Diâconos_, a worker, helper. Cp. Colossians 1:23. The word implies activity and subordination. "I" here is not emphatic. _according to the gift_, &c. See above on Ephesians 3:2. The "gift...
ΟὟ ἘΓΕΝΉΘΗΝ ΔΙΆΚΟΝΟΣ. Cf. Colossians 1:23; Colossians 1:25; Acts 20:24; 2 Corinthians 4:1;...
Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*. Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_. Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
ΈΓΕΝΉΘΗΝ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, ΚΑΤΆ (G2596) с _асс._, _см._ Ephesians 3:3. ΧΆΡΙΤΟΣ (G1431) _gen. sing._ дар, с последующим _gen._ аппозиции (Eadie) или _gen._ исто...
WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER, &C.— Though St. Paul does not, in express words, deny others to be made ministers of this doctrine, (for it neither suited his modesty, nor the respect he had for the ot...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 3:1-19) E. Paul's prayer for our strengthening. Ephesians 3:1-19. 1. Beginning of prayer. Ephesians 3:1. 2. Parenthetical Paul's mini
(3:7) "Minister" is diakonos, from which we get our word "deacon". "According to" is kata and indicates a standard or means of measuring. Paul's service of the Gospel is to be commensurate with the po...
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. WHEREOF - `of which' Gospel. ACCORDING TO - in consequence of, and i...
__ Summary of the Present Grace 2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of three separate items, all of w...
3:7 minister (c-6) _ Diakonos_ . see Note, 1 Corinthians 4:1 ....
REASONS FOR RENEWING THE PRAYER FOR WISDOM 1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in Ephesians 1:15, he begins to speak of himself, and this time he explains his unique interest i...
The Apostle of the Gentiles enlarges on the greatness of his special mission. Thrice here he calls it a grace given to him: cp. Galatians 2:7; Colossians 1:24....
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 3 3:1-13 ~ GOD HAS MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN 3:1-6 ~ GOD MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN TO PAUL V1 For this reason...
Ephesians 3:1 contain two subjects closely blended together. The first (carrying on what is implied in the contrast drawn out in Ephesians 2) is the absolute newness of this dispensation to the Gentil...
ACCORDING TO THE GIFT OF THE GRACE OF GOD GIVEN UNTO ME BY THE EFFECTUAL WORKING OF HIS POWER. — The words “given by” should be rendered _given according to._ The working of God’s power is described,...
CHAPTER 12 THE SECRET OF THE AGES Ephesians 3:1 Ephesians 3:2 are in form a parenthesis. They interrupt the prayer which appears to be commencing in the first verse and is not resumed until Ephesian...
οὗ ἐγενόμην διάκονος κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ : _of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God_. The TR reads ἐγενόμην (with [239] [240] [241] [242], etc.). The le...
These verses make a paragraph by themselves. Their main subject is the call of the Gentiles and Paul's Apostolic vocation in relation thereto. He reminds his readers of the mystery of that call, its r...
GENTILES SHARE THE “UNSPEAKABLE RICHES” Ephesians 3:1 _ Dispensation_ should be rendered, “stewardship.” We are God's trustees for men. To each of us is given some special phase of truth which we mus...
God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact...
Paul's Mission Paul considered his mission to the Gentiles a special favor bestowed upon him by God. This came about by the working of God's power both in saving Paul and in giving him the needed stre...
(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. (8) Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace g...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
Equality in Christ I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week, in Chapter 2 of Ephesians we took a look at the Lord's "Never Ending Grace." 1. And although the Apostle Paul was speaking specifically to Gentiles,...
7._Of which I was made a minister. _Having declared the gospel to be the instrument employed in communicating grace to the Gentiles, he now adds, that he _was made a minister _of the Gospel; and thus...
The whole of Chapter 3 is a parenthesis unfolding the mystery; and presenting at the same time, in the prayer that concludes it, the second character of God set before us at the beginning of the epist...
WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER,.... That is, of the Gospel, not by men, but by God: and he is a true minister of the Gospel who is called of God to the work of the ministry, and is qualified by him wit...
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. Ver. 7. _By the effectual working, &c._] Enabling me to accept and improv...
_For this cause_ That you may be so built up together, and made the temple of God, and his habitation through the Spirit; _I bow my knees_, &c., see Ephesians 3:14, with which the words are evidently...
HIS POWER; his power in me, qualifying me for the office to which he has called me....
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. In connection with the call of the Gentiles, Paul here discusses his apost...
THE MINISTRY OF PAUL FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE CHURCH. The revelation of knowledge to Paul:...
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED (vs.1-13) "For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the unsearchable riches of Chr...
CHAPTER 3 Paul describes himself as: The ____________ of Jesus Christ For the ____________. We are living in the _________________ of the grace of God. A dispensation is a period of _______ given...
“WHEREOF. WAS MADE. MINISTER, ACCORDING TO THE GIFT OF THAT GRACE OF GOD WHICH WAS GIVEN ME ACCORDING TO THE WORKING OF HIS POWER”. “Whereof”: “For which” (Wms). “Of this Good News. became. minister”...
1-7 For having preached the doctrine of truth, the apostle was a prisoner, but a prisoner of Jesus Christ; the object of special protection and care, while thus suffering for him. All the gracious of...
ACCORDING TO THE GIFT OF THE GRACE OF GOD; either according to the free gift of God, and which was given merely of grace; or by GIFT he understands all those several gifts (as of knowledge, utterance,...
Ephesians 3:7 which G3739 became G1096 (G5633) minister G1249 according G2596 gift G1431 grace G5485 God G2316 give
‘Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God which was given me according to the working of His power.' In mentioning the Gospel given to the Gentiles he cannot but remem...
Ephesians 3:7. WHEREOF, of this gospel, I BECAME A MINISTER. The word was applied to a ‘servant,' and is several times so translated in the E. V. The word usually rendered ‘servant' (comp. Romans 1:1,...
1. _Paul's Office as Apostle to the Gentiles._ In view of the great privilege detailed in chap. Ephesians 2:19-22, culminating in Ephesians 2:22, the Apostle begins to speak of his prayer on behalf of...
For this verse see Colossians 1:25; Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 3:2....
Ephesians 3:1. The Grace Given to Paul. The enthusiasm with which the Apostle speaks of preaching the Gospel to the heathen is contagious. His words burn on the page, and our hearts take fire as we r...
CONTENTS: Church, a mystery hidden in past ages. Prayer for inner fullness and knowledge. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: The divine purpose to make of both Jew and Gentile a...
Ephesians 3:1. _Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ._ He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou has...
I WAS MADE. "At a specific time and place, Christ appeared to me to make me an apostle, and this was God's special gift to me....
_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._ THE MINISTERIAL GIFT 1. The ministerial gift, which God of grace givet...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:1 Revelation of the Gospel Mystery. Paul explains his calling and ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. This assured his Gentile readers that their inheritance in Chris...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:7 MINISTER. A servant or official given a particular area of responsibility. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 3:7. WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER.—A deacon, a runner of errands. A lowly word, which reminds us of his own self-estimate—“not worthy to be called an apost...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 3:1 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians. For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1), It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome,...
1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Timothy 1:14; 1 Timothy 1:15;...
Gift of the grace. The gift in which the grace of God consisted, the apostleship to the Gentiles. By the effectual working of His power [κ α τ α τ η ν ε ν ε ρ γ ε ι α ν τ η ς δ υ ν α μ ε ω ς α υ τ ο...
According to the gift of the grace of God — That is, the apostle — ship which he hath graciously given me, and which he hath qualified me for. By the effectual working of his power — In me and by me....
As if the apostle had said, "Of this gospel it pleased God to make me. successful minister or dispenser, furnishing me with ordinary and extraordinary gifts and graces from his Holy Spirit, for that w...