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andκαὶforὑπὲρme,ἐμοῦthatἵναa wordλόγοςmay be givenδοθῇto meμοιinἐνthe openingἀνοίξειof my mouth,τοῦ στόματός μουto make knownγνωρίσαιwithἐνboldnessπαρρησίᾳthe mysteryτὸ μυστήριονof the good news,τοῦ εὐαγγελίου
Ephesians 6:19
Study it in the app“and for me, that a word may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the good news,”
Paul asks us to pray for all the saints, and for him tooPrayerPaul, in chains, asks for prayer to speak with boldnessCourage
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:19, word by word
- a wordλόγοςlogos
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appears- may be givenδοθῇdothēi
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dothēi” appears- the openingἀνοίξειanoixei
opening
Opening, the act of opening.
Where else “anoixei” appears- of my mouthστόματόςstomatos
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomatos” appears- to make knownγνωρίσαιgnōrisai
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “gnōrisai” appears- boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiai
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsiai” appears- the mysteryμυστήριονmystērion
mystery
Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.
Where else “mystērion” appears- of the good newsεὐαγγελίουeuangeliou
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts do not have “of the good news”; the apparatus used does not record it.
The context
18through every prayer and petition, praying at every time in the Spirit, and to this end keeping alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
19 · This verse (above)
20for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that in it I may speak boldly as I must speak.
To study Ephesians 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions does Paul give to children and to parents (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
Paul describes God's armor piece by piece (v. 13-17). Why do you think he uses this image, and what does each piece stand for?
3. How I live it
Paul asks for prayer at all times and for all the saints (v. 18). Whom will you pray for today, and at what moment of the day?