Ephesians 3:2

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Summary

Ephesians 3:2

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Ye

The dispensation

Bible References

Ye

assuming you heard about Him and were taught by Him, because the truth is in Jesus.

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints

For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher,

The dispensation

This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah,

Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift.

But the Lord said to him, “Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.

As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them to.”

“Then He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to them

We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations,

on behalf of His name,

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God

A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted with a stewardship.

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

since the One at work in Peter for an apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in me for the Gentiles.

I have become its servant, according to God’s administration that was given to me for you, to make God’s message fully known,

based on the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.

For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher,