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:

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The dispensation

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if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.

The dispensation

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

But I write the more boldly unto you in some measure, as putting you again in remembrance, because of the grace that was given me of God,

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,

(for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);

whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,

according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.