Ephesians 3:1 (YLT)

Passage

For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,

Ephesians 3:2 if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

Ephesians 3:3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few <FI>words<Fi> --

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "paul", "prisoner", "christ", "jesus", and "nations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "paul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "if indeed ye did hear of the...", so "cause" and "paul" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "cause" and "paul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.