“Perceive the Revelation” | January 23, 2022

Ephesians 3:1-6
I.     “Prisoner for Christ”


Ephesians 2:20-22
Ephesians 3:1-2; Php 1:7; Eph 4:7; 6:20; Col 1:24-27
Romans 1:1-6; Eph 2:20-22; 1:1-3:1
Romans 16:25-26; 2Co 12:1-5
Acts 9:15-16; Gal 1:15-24; Ac 13:2; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 4:16
Acts 26:9-19; 2Co 12:1-5;


II.     “Steward for Us”
Ephesians 3:4-5; 2Co 11:6; Col 4:3

Hebrews 1:1-4; Heb 9:13-15; Mk 16:19

 III.     “The Gospel of Peace”
Ephesians 3:6; Gal 3:29; Eph 2:16 Eph 5:6-8

John 3:14-18; Gen 22:1-11; Nu 21:4-9; Ac 8:26-39
John 8:28-33; 12:32-36; 15:4-5; 16:33; 1Jn 5:12, 20
John 3:36
1Corinthians 15:1-11; Is 53; Dan 9:26; Zech 13:6;
1Pe 1:10-12; Hos 6:2; Matt 12:40; John 2:22; Ps 16:10; 
Acts 2:25-32; 13:32-24; 36:22-23; Lk 24:34; Mk 16:14; 
Lk 24:36; Jn 20:19-26; Ac 10:40-41

Greek Word Study:
Read: ‘anaginosko’: from ‘ana’ (an emphatic) and ‘ginosko’ (to know); to know again i.e. (by extension) to read – to know accurately; to distinguish. In the NT, it means “to know by reading” “to read for oneself” “to learn by reading” (Eph 3:4)
Can: ‘dunamai’: to be able or possible. To be able, to have power, both in physical and moral sense; to have the power to read and comprehend [derivative: dunamis: power, ability]
Perceive: ‘noieo’: from nous (the mind): to exercise the mind (observe) i.e. (figuratively): to comprehend, heed: - (+clearly) perceive, see, think (over), understand (-ing); In the NT, used figuratively: to see with the mind, i.e. to perceive, to understand, to comprehend (Eph 3:4)
Insight: ‘sunesis’: From ‘suniemi’ (to comprehend) a mental “putting together”, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect: - discernment, insight, understanding. “to reason out”. Literally, a “putting together”. In the NT, a “putting together in the mind” (i.e. intelligence, discernment, understanding) (Eph 3:4)
Revealed: ‘apokalupto’: “to take off cover”; from ‘apo’: (from) and ‘kalupto’ (to cover, conceal) i.e. disclose; - reveal, make a revelation. To uncover. In the NT, used metaphorically: to reveal, to bring to light. Spoken of things revealed from God, i.e. taught, communicated, made known, by His Spirit and influences. (Eph 3:5)
Mystery: ‘musterion’:  from a derivative of ‘muo’ (to shut the mouth); a secret or “mystery” through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites): - hidden, mystery, secret. A mystery, something which one must be initiated or instructed before it can be known; something of itself not obvious and above human insight. In NT, spoken of facts, doctrines, principles, etc. not previously revealed: Specifically of the Gospel, the Christian dispensation, as having been long hidden and first revealed in later times. (Eph 3:3,4,9)
Fellow heirs: ‘sugkleronomos’: a co-heir, i.e. (by analogy) a participant in common: - Fellow Heir. Spoken of Gentiles being joint heirs with Israel (Eph 3:6)
Members of the same body: ‘sussomos’: of a joint body, i.e. a fellow member of the Christian Community; figuratively spoken in respect to the Christian Church as the Body of Christ and of the Gentiles as partakers in it. (Used only in Eph 3:6)
Partakers: ‘summetochos’; co-participant, partaker, partner.
Promise: ‘epaggelia’: promise of future blessing and favor.
Gospel: ‘euaggelion’: a good message, i.e. The Gospel plan of salvation, its doctrines, declarations, promises (Eph 3:6)