Ephesians 3:12 (LSB)

Passage

in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 3:11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Ephesians 3:13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which are your glory.

Ephesians 3:14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "boldness", "confident", "access", and "through". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "This was in accordance with the eternal..." into verse 13's "Therefore I ask you not to lose...", so "faith" and "boldness" 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 "faith" and "boldness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.