For this reason. "Because of the truth that God had already decided to adopt the Gentiles as children (Ephesians 1:5), I am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for your sake." Since Paul writes from his imprisonment in Rome, it is important the Ephesians do not misunderstand his suffering or be discouraged by it. The main subject of Ephesians 3:1-13 is God's call to the Gentiles and Paul's mission as an apostle to take the Good News to the Gentiles. He reminds his readers of the secret of that call, how the call was revealed to the apostles and prophets, and his own commission to the service of preaching the Good News to the Gentiles; and to show that God's grace opened the church to those who were not part of national Israel.

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