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Tue May 3 10:41:24 EDT 2011
giving a number of different descriptions about the Ephesians, e.g. "you have
been with us in (preaching) the gospel", "You are worthy of my confidence", "God
will carry his work in you to completion to the day of Christ" (that is, I
expect you to stay with us till the end and not leave the faith in spite of
persecutions), "you are together with me in the 'grace' (ministry?) as I am in
prison and as I am defending the gospel in the midst of opposition." Since Paul
seems to be describing the Ephesians and not himself, I am inclined to think
that he meant to say that "you hold me in the heart", that is, you are thinking
of me in prison and praying for me. That is to your credit and that is why I can
have confidence that you will last till the end.
Among translations that is a minority position, but I think it is not only
possible, but likely.
Iver Larsen
Kolding, Denmark
alice-iver_larsen at wycliffe.org
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