Ephesians 3:12 (WEB)

Passage

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;

Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Ephesians 3:13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

Ephesians 3:14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "boldness", "access", "confidence", 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 "according to the eternal purpose which he..." into verse 13's "Therefore I ask that you may not...", 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.