Ephesians 3:6

“To wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel”.

“To wit”: “That is to say or namely” (Coffman p. 169). Paul now gives one specific element of this formerly hidden truth. “Are fellow-heirs”: “Fully on. par with the original heirs, the believing Israelites. Many may be fellow heirs like. son and. servant, the latter being remembered in the will with. small portion. Not so the Gentiles” (Lenski p. 473). Compare with Romans 8:17; Galatians 3:26; Acts 20:32; Acts 26:18. Gentiles are not "step-children" in the kingdom of God, rather obedient Gentiles are as much "sons" as are obedient Jews, and both will receive the exact same quality of inheritance (1 Peter 1:4). “Fellow-heirs of the body”: “Members of the same body” (Con). “Gentiles have equal access with the Jews to become members of this body. While Old Testament proselytes were never fully accepted on the level of those who were Jews by birth, the church draws no lines of nationality, color or social status” (Boles p. 246-247). “Fellow-partakers of the promise”: “Partakers of the same promise” (Con). “Equal partners in God's promise” (Phi). Gentiles did not get. "second-rate" promise. They can obtain all the promises that the believing Jewish person obtains. “In Christ Jesus”: Only those "in Christ" actually obtain God's promises, which means that baptism stands between one and receiving God's promises (Galatians 3:26). “Through the gospel”: This is the message that informs Jews and Gentiles of this promise and how to obtain the benefits of it.