Reference

Ephesians 3:6

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
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Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

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That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

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Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

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Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Church as Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Church Replaces Israel
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Church as Fulfillment

The verse speaks of Gentiles being fellowheirs and partakers of a promise, which could be interpreted as a new, distinct arrangement rather than a direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. The text itself does not explicitly mention "Old Testament prophetic language" or "spiritual Israel."

Church Replaces Israel

This verse states that Gentiles are now included as fellow heirs and partakers of the promise in Christ, but it does not explicitly state that the Church *replaces* Israel; it could be interpreted as an expansion or inclusion rather than a substitution.