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Berean Standard Bible

“For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...”

Ephesians 3:1

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Paul has been describing the unity of Jews and Gentiles in Christ. He begins to pray for the Ephesians, identifying himself as a prisoner for Christ Jesus on their behalf.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

World English Bible (WEB)

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,--

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

POR esta causa yo Pablo, prisionero de Cristo Jesús por vosotros los Gentiles,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por esta razón yo, Pablo, que estoy en la cárcel por la causa de Cristo Jesús, es decir, por buscar el bien de ustedes los que no son judíos, me arrodillo en oración.

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