Ephesians 3:6 (DBY)

Passage

that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:4 by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)

Ephesians 3:5 which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the power of the] Spirit,

Ephesians 3:6 that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

Ephesians 3:7 of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

Ephesians 3:8 To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nations", "should", "joint", "heirs", "body", and "partakers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nations" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "which in other generations has not been..." into verse 7's "of which I am become minister according...", so "nations" and "should" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nations" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.